U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Gilberto Guadalupe Guevara-Barboza, a 26-year-old Mexican national and self-admitted member of the Paisas gang. The arrest took place following his release from the Federal Correctional Institution in Ray Brook, New York, on March 14.
Guevara's criminal history includes convictions for drug possession, resisting an officer, and two counts of illegal reentry into the United States. He initially entered the U.S. illegally at an unspecified date and location without inspection by immigration officials. In July 2015, he was granted voluntary departure and left via McCallen, Texas, in August of that year. However, he returned illegally to the U.S., leading to an immigration judge in Arlington, Virginia ordering his removal to Mexico in January 2016. He was deported the following month but continued to reenter the country unlawfully on two more occasions.
In 2022, Guevara admitted to entering the U.S. again without admission or parole by an immigration official. Subsequently, Hidalgo County Court in Edinburg, Texas convicted him of marijuana possession and resisting arrest on May 28, 2024, sentencing him to probation.
ICE encountered Guevara once more on June 14, 2024, issuing a notice of intent to reinstate his prior order of removal. Later that year, on November 19, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas convicted him of illegal reentry and sentenced him to nine months in prison.
Currently held in ICE custody pending removal to Mexico, Guevara faces deportation once again.
The public is encouraged to report information about foreign fugitives or transnational gang members residing illegally in the U.S. They can contact ICE through its Tip Line at 1 (866) 347-2423 or internationally at 001-1802-872-6199. Tips can also be submitted online via ICE’s tip form.
