A Guatemalan national, previously deported from the United States in 2018, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for illegal reentry. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Jose Alejandro Morales Cordon, aged 37, was identified by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through an automated biometric fingerprint match. His fingerprints were entered into the National Crime Enforcement Center in June 2025 following his arrest on state assault and cyberstalking charges. Morales Cordon is set to be arraigned in U.S. District Court on July 28, 2025.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie M. White is prosecuting the case, which was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This indictment is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that utilizes the full resources of the Department of Justice to combat illegal immigration, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect communities from violent crime perpetrators. The operation consolidates efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
It is important to note that a federal indictment is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
