Gulfport, Miss. - Two illegal aliens were sentenced and one pled guilty in federal court today to illegally reentering the United States after removal, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Gregory Bovino, Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol, New Orleans Sector.
Yesenia Flores-Ortega, 27, an illegal alien from Mexico, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola Jr. to 9 months in federal prison and one year of supervised release for unlawful reentry by an alien after removal. She also faces Department of Homeland Security removal proceedings. Flores-Ortega was arrested on Sept. 12, 2019 following a traffic stop in Harrison County. She pled guilty on Nov. 26, 2019 before Judge Guirola.
Teodulio Ramos Ramos, 30, an illegal alien from Guatemala, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, to “time served" (3 months and 16 days) and one year of supervised release for unlawful reentry by an alien after removal. He also faces Department of Homeland Security removal proceedings. Ramos Ramos was arrested on Nov. 11, 2019 following a traffic stop in Harrison County. He pled guilty on Dec. 17, 2019 before Judge Ozerden.
Elias Delgado-Ortiz, 33, an illegal alien from Mexico, pled guilty yesterday before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to unlawful return of an alien after removal. He will be sentenced by Judge Guirola on May 27, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Delgado-Ortiz was arrested following a traffic stop in Jackson County on December 4, 2019.
U.S. Attorney Hurst praised the cooperation exhibited by the U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department. Assistant United States Attorney Stan Harris is the prosecutor for these cases.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
