New Orleans, LA - Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Use of a Social Security Number, False Claim to United States Citizenship, Illegal Reentry of a Removed Alien and Identity Theft

LUIS ALBERTO TEJEDA-QUIROZ, age 32, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty today to a 4-count Superseding Bill of Information charging him with to illegal use of a social security number, false claim to Unite... More...   $0 (12-26-2017 - LA)

For the third time, we are called upon to assess the legality of the President’s efforts to bar over 150 million nationals of six designated countries1 from entering the United States or being issued immigrant visas that they would ordinarily be qualified to receive. To do so, we must consider the statutory and constitutional limits of the President’s power to curtail entry of foreign nationals in... More...   $0 (12-22-2017 - HI)

The primary question presented by this appeal is whether section 11351 of the California Health and Safety Code (“Possession or purchase for sale of designated controlled substances”) is a divisible statute, as discussed in Mathis v. United States, 136 S. Ct. 2243, 2249 (2016), such that a conviction under that statute may be held to be a drug trafficking offense under the United States Sentencing... More...   $0 (12-21-2017 - CA)

Jose Valdivia-Flores is a Mexican citizen who entered the United States without inspection in 1995. In 1997, he was charged with and ultimately pled guilty to a violation of Washington’s drug trafficking statute, Wash. Rev. Code § 69.50.401. In his Statement of Defendant on Plea of Guilty, Valdivia-Flores described the crime he was being charged with as: “possession with intent to deliver— Heroi... More...   $0 (12-21-2017 - CA)

New Orleans, LA - Honduran National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

MARCIO RODOLFO OCHOA-BORJAS, age 31, a citizen of Honduras, pled guilty on December 15, 2017 to a one-count Bill of Information for illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation.

According to the Bill of Information, OCHOA-BORJAS reentered the United States on or about June 30, 2017, after having been pre... More...   $0 (12-16-2017 - IA)

We must decide whether a conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute under Washington state law is an aggravated felony for purposes of federal immigration law.
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Jose Valdivia-Flores is a Mexican citizen who entered the United States without inspection in 1995. In 1997, he was charged with and ultimately pled guilty to a violation of Washington’s drug tra... More...   $0 (12-09-2017 - CA)

On February 7, 2001, Ferguson pleaded guilty in the District Court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). Ferguson was sentenced to 84 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release.
Two years into that term of supervision, the United States Probation Office petitioned the District Court to revoke Fergus... More...   $0 (12-03-2017 - )

Albuquerque, NM - Carlsbad Man Sentenced to Seven Years for Federal Drug Trafficking Conviction - Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico

Eric Anthony Lopez, 32, of Carlsbad, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 84 months in prison for his conviction on methamphetamine and heroin traffickin... More...   $0 (11-29-2017 - NM)

Mobile, AL - Illegal Alien Sentenced to 108 Months for Illegal Reentry and Gun Violation

United States District Judge William H. Steele sentenced Pedro Quintero-Enriques, a.k.a. Miguel Angel Quintero, 37, from Michoacán, Mexico, to 108 months imprisonment for illegal reentry into the United States and for being a felon in possession of firearms. The judge ordered that Quintero-Enriques p... More...   $0 (11-25-2017 - AL)

Springfield, MA - Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation

A Dominican national was sentenced on November 20, 2017 in federal court in Springfield for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Reynaldo Rodriguez, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to one year and one day in prison and will be subject to dep... More...   $0 (11-21-2017 - MA)

Julian Rubio-Estrada, 35, pled guilty to illegal reentry after deportation by a felon.

Rubio-Estrada faces maximum penalties of not more than 20 years imprisonment; a fine of not more than $250,000; and a term of not more than three years of supervised release.

Rubio-Estrada was previously convicted of six felony state offenses in Missouri, including trafficking of drugs and the... More...   $0 (11-17-2017 - IL)

Albany, NY - Vermont Felon Sentenced for Escaping Albany Halfway House

Keisha Richards, age 24, of Fair Haven, Vermont, was sentenced today to 8 months in jail for escaping from a federal halfway house.

Richards was ordered by the federal Bureau of Prisons to reside at the Horizon House Residential Reentry Center, a halfway house in Albany, as part of her sentence for a federal ... More...   $0 (11-12-2017 - NY)

Boston, MA - Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

A Dominican national was sentenced November 9, 2017 in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Julio Ernesto Gomez, 46, a Dominican national residing in Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole to eight months in prison, two years of supervise... More...   $0 (11-11-2017 - MA)

Boston, MA. - Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry After Deportation -
Defendant previously deported three times

A Guatemalan national pleaded guilty on November 8, 2017 in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Nestor Mendez Nolasco, 26, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to one co... More...   $0 (11-08-2017 - MA)

The juvenile court found that Dean W. (the ward) had committed a
misdemeanor violation of Vehicle Code section 23152, driving under the influence. The
court later found that the ward had successfully completed his probation and terminated
his wardship. The court granted the ward’s request to seal his juvenile court records,
except for one document regarding his acknowledgement that... More...   $0 (11-05-2017 - CA)

Rafael Rios Marroquin pleaded guilty to illegal reentry. He was sentenced within the 21 to 27 months Guidelines range to 25 months in prison. That range was based on a criminal history category of V, which applies to the 11 criminal history points assigned to Marroquin. Two of those points were for a North Carolina conviction for a drug offense that occurred in 2005. Another two points were for a ... More...   $0 (10-31-2017 - TX)

Boston, MA - Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry after Deportation

Defendant previously deported five times

A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Jose Manuel Arroyo, a/k/a Juan Manuel Tejeda-Serrano, 39, a Dominican national residing in Boston, was sentenced by U.S... More...   $0 (10-03-2017 - MA)

Boston, MA - Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry - Defendant previously deported three times

A Guatemalan national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to a federal immigration charge.

Selvin Danilo Herrera-Arana, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin.

In July 2... More...   $0 (10-01-2017 - MA)

This case involves an attempt
by the federal government to use the Hobbs Act to police the
activities of members of a labor union. Joseph Burhoe and John
Perry, who are union members, challenge the sufficiency of the
evidence of their convictions for, inter alia, extortion under the
Hobbs Act, as well as the jury instructions with respect to that
offense. The government att... More...   $0 (09-08-2017 - MA)

New Orleans, LA - Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

Hugo Turico-Cruz, age 35, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced on September 5, 2017 after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.

U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan sentenced TURCIO-CRUZ to time served, a $100 special assessment, and no fine ... More...   $0 (09-06-2017 - LA)

Lafayette, LA - Mexican national pleads guilty to illegally reentering the United States multiple times

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty to reentering the United States illegally after being removed at least three times.

Juan Jose Mendoza-Ibarra, 38, of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst to one count of illegal reentry of a removed alien. The ple... More...   $0 (09-05-2017 - LA)

New Orleans, LA - Mexican National is Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

Miguel Terrazas-Ordonez, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. ... More...   $0 (08-31-2017 - LA)

Boston, MA - Mexican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Deportation - Defendant previously deported twice

A Mexican national was sentenced on August 31, 2017 in federal court in Boston for a federal immigration crime.

Felipe Bautista-Guerrero, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, wh... More...   $0 (08-31-2017 - MA)

Lafayette, LA - Mexican national pleads guilty to illegally reentering the United States

A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty on August 15, 2017 to reentering the United States illegally after being arrested for trying to obtain a Louisiana Identification Card in Morgan City.

Ruben Angle Verdugo-Barajas, 35, of Mexico, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carol Whitehurst to o... More...   $0 (08-21-2017 - LA)

Tampa, FL - Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Illegal Reentry, Failure To Register

Victoriano Ruyan-Juarez (36), a Guatemalan national, was sentenced on August 4, 2017 to 18 months in federal prison for illegal reentry after deportation for a felony, and for failure to register as a sex offender, as required by the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.<... More...   $0 (08-04-2017 - FL)