Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on July 24, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Acting U.S. Duane A. Evans announced that MIGUEL TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ, age 40, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty last Thursday to a one-count Indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien.

According to court documents, TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ was found in the United States on May 11, 2017, after having been previously deported on Dec. 28, 2000.

TERRAZAS-ORDONEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of twenty years, a maximum fine of $250,000, a maximum term of supervised release of three years, and a mandatory $100 special assessment. U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance set sentencing for Aug. 31, 2017.

Acting U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. 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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