BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted 10 men for being in the United States illegally after previous deportation, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Special Agent in Charge Ray Parmer.
Of the 10 indicted for illegal re-entry after deportation or removal, six had been removed from the country following a felony conviction.
Those six are ARMANDO ISRAEL ESCOBAR-JACKES, 39, MARGARITO MARTINEZ-MARTINEZ, 29, NESTOR DANIEL MORALES-GUTIERREZ, 39, SILVINO SANTOS-GARCIA, 39, and JESUS VELASQUEZ-GARCIA, 32, all Mexican nationals, and JULIO GASPAR-RODRIGUEZ, 38, a Guatemalan national.
According to the separate indictments filed in U.S. District Court, the men were removed from the United States as follows:
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Escobar-Jackes in 2007, 2008, 2009, twice in 2011 and, subsequent to a felony conviction, in 2012. He most recently was found in Jefferson County on May 25.
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Martinez-Martinez in 2014 following an aggravated felony conviction. Found in Tuscaloosa County on June 11.
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Morales-Gutierrez in 2009 following a felony conviction. Found in Jackson County on June 19.
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Santos-Garcia in 2015 following a felony conviction. Found in Madison County on July 12.
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Velasquez-Garcia, twice in 2012, one following a felony conviction. Found in Shelby County on July 5.
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Gaspar-Rodriguez in 2001 and, following an aggravated felony conviction, in 2010 and 2011. Found in Jackson County on June 22.
The four other defendants indicted for re-entry after previous removal are WILMER ESEQUIAS DIAZ-DELEON, 34, LEONARDO LUNA, 31, TIMOTEO MONTEJO-SANCHEZ, 40, and CLEIDER ALEX ROJAS-ROULRO, 32, all Mexican nationals.
According to their separate indictments, each previously was removed from the country as follows:
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Diaz-Deleon in 2013. He most recently was found in Morgan County on June 30.
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Luna in 2016 and three times in 2012. Found in Blount County on June 25.
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Montejo-Sanchez four times in 2011. Found in Jefferson County on July 14.
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Rojas-Roulro in 2016. Found in Marshall County on June 10.
ICE investigated the cases, which the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama is prosecuting.
An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
