Sean P. Costello U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama
A Guatemalan national has been sentenced for reentering the United States illegally after having been deported twice before. Juan Lorenzo-Lorenzo, 24, was arrested by the Robertsdale Police Department on February 16, 2025, for providing false information to a law enforcement officer. Following his arrest, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) confirmed that Lorenzo-Lorenzo had previously been removed from the United States in both 2020 and 2024.
At the sentencing hearing, Judge DuBose imposed a time-served sentence and ordered a one-year term of supervised release upon his future release. Lorenzo-Lorenzo has been in custody since his arrest on February 16, 2025. After serving his sentence, he will be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings. Additionally, he has been ordered to pay $100 in special assessments.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama. The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Robertsdale Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kacey Chappelear prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative aimed at utilizing resources from the Department of Justice to combat illegal immigration and dismantle cartels and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime perpetrators.
