Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
A federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio, indicted four individuals on December 17 for illegal reentry after removal from the United States. The cases involve citizens of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala who were found in various locations within the Northern District of Ohio without permission from the U.S. Attorney General or Secretary for Homeland Security to reenter.
The individuals charged are Anastacio Escobar-Roblero, 33, from Mexico; Nixion Lopez-Peralta, 28, from Honduras; Wilson Lux-Solis (also known as Jose Roberto Lemus-Solis), 25, from Guatemala; and Manuel Lux-Tum, 51, also from Guatemala. Each had previously been removed from the country at least once before being located by authorities in Erie County, Lucas County, and Wyandot County earlier in December.
The investigations were carried out by the U.S. Border Patrol's Sandusky Bay Station. Assistant United States Attorneys Matthew Simko and Frank Spryszak are prosecuting these cases for the Northern District of Ohio.
"An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law."
These cases fall under Operation Take Back America, a national effort led by the Department of Justice to address illegal immigration and related criminal activity.
