Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

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Honduran National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Dec. 11, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSE LUIS JOSE LUIS MAYORGA-LEMUS, age 24, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced yesterday after having pled guilty to a one-count indictment for illegal reentry of a previously removed alien.

U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle sentenced MAYORGA-LEMUS to 3 months imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release, and a $100 special assessment.

According to court documents, on or about Aug. 28, 2014, MAYORGA-LEMUS, reentered the United States after having been previously removed on Aug. 3, 2011.

U.S. Attorney Polite praised the work of the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is in charge of the prosecution.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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