Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Being in the United States Illegally

Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Being in the United States Illegally

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 14, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Victor Yobany Archila-Rojas, 28, of Guatemala, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to entering the United States after having been removed and deported.Court records reveal that on July 29, 2018, the defendant entered the United States from Canada in Sandy Bay Township, Maine at a location not designated for entry. U.S. Border Patrol agents located the defendant shortly after he entered. He is a citizen of Guatemala and had been removed from the United States in 2013.

The defendant faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office.

The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Border Patrol.

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

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