RICHMOND, Va. - A Guatemalan man was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported at taxpayer expense.
“Perez-Augustin is a previously convicted felon who reentered the United States illegally and was ultimately arrested for aggravated sexual battery," said G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. “Individuals like Perez-Augustin represent a clear threat to the safety and security of our communities, and as such we will continue to prioritize criminal immigration enforcement cases across the Eastern District of Virginia."
According to court documents, Hugo Perez-Augustin, 38, first illegally entered the United States in 2006 near Roma, Texas. At that time, he was removed to Guatemala. At some point after his 2006 removal, he reentered the United States illegally. Authorities discovered Perez-Augustin’s illegal presence in the United States in 2014, when he was arrested and convicted of aggravated sexual battery. Perez-Augustin will again be deported at taxpayer expense following his release from federal prison.
“This individual not only entered the country illegally on more than one occasion, but then proceeded to commit egregious crimes while in the U.S.," said Jeffrey M. Jacoff, Acting Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Washington, D.C. “ICE will continue to prioritize public safety threats who have no regard for the nation’s immigration laws."
G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Jeffrey M. Jacoff, Acting Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C., made the announcement after sentencing by Senior U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson. Assistant U.S. Attorney Heather H. Mansfield prosecuted the case.
A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information is located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:18-cr-132.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
