LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that nine illegal aliens pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison for re-entering the United States after being previously removed.
The defendants were sentenced to a term of imprisonment spanning the time of their incarceration to sentencing. They were then remanded to the custody of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for deportation proceedings.
According to the guilty pleas on Oct. 15, 2018, Louisiana State Police arrested the defendants on June 15, 2018 near Lake Charles, Louisiana: Edgar Escobar-Perez, 19, Rosa Garcia-Aguilar, 26, Manuel Lopez-Lopez, 24, Adan Baten-Perez, 35, Migdalia Baten-Perez, 32, Oscar Chavajay-Lopez, 21, Enericto Lopez-Baten, 38, and Eddy Siney-Sajquiy, 24, all of Guatemala, and Julio Cesar Juarez-Nieves, 27, of Mexico.
Manuel Lopez-Lopez has been previously removed to Guatemala three times. He was first arrested on Jan. 29, 2015 near Rio Grande City, Texas, and removed Feb. 3, 2015. After that, he was arrested on Jan. 20, 2018 near Laredo, Texas, and removed on Jan. 30, 2018, and again arrested on April 3, 2018 near Rio Grande City, Texas, and removed on April 12, 2018;
Julio Juarez-Nieves has been previously removed to Mexico twice. He was first arrested on April 7, 2011 and removed to Mexico on April 11, 2011. After that, he was arrested once more on May 29, 2018 near Brownsville, Texas, and removed again on May 31, 2018;
Edgar Escobar-Perez has been previously removed to Guatemala twice. He was removed on Jan. 31, 2018 after being arrested on Nov. 28, 2017 near Laredo, Texas, and on May 11, 2018 after being arrested on March 22, 2018 near Harlingen, Texas;
Eddy Siney-Sajquiy has been previously removed on Feb. 27, 2015 after being arrested on Feb. 24, 2015, near Hidalgo, Texas;
Enericto Lopez-Baten has been previously removed to Guatemala on March 19, 2012 after being arrested on March 5, 2012 near Rio Grande City, Texas;
Rosa Garcia-Aguilar has been previously removed to Guatemala on Jan. 23, 2018 after being arrested on Nov. 17, 2017 near Laredo, Texas;
Adan Baten-Perez and Migdalia Baten-Perez have been previously removed to Guatemala on April 12, 2018 after being arrested on April 3, 2018 in Rio Grande City, Texas; and
Oscar Chavajay-Lopez has been previously removed to Guatemala on April 25, 2018 after being arrested on March 27, 2018 in Casa Grande, Arizona.
The U.S. Border Patrol and Louisiana State Police conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Ayo prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
