A Guatemalan national, Carlos Egberto Jimenez-Tun, also known as Carlos Egberto-Jimenez, has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported. The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to information presented in court, Jimenez was first encountered by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas in April 2019 during an investigation into alien smuggling. Authorities determined that he was in the country unlawfully and deported him to Guatemala in July 2019. He returned to the U.S. and was found again by Border Patrol in Texas in September 2019, leading to another deportation to Guatemala in November 2019.
After his second removal, Jimenez unlawfully reentered the United States. Between November 2023 and October 2025, he was arrested multiple times in Connecticut and convicted on charges including larceny, failure to appear in court, interfering and resisting arrest, and violating probation.
Jimenez was taken into custody on January 14, 2026, in Bridgeport by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations following his release from state custody. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti and was ordered detained.
If convicted of unlawful reentry, Jimenez could face up to two years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan stated: "A complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."
The case is being investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Neeraj N. Patel.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America, which aims to use all available Department of Justice resources to address illegal immigration, dismantle cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from violent crime perpetrators.
