United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
08/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/26/2026 09:21
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry of Removed Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - SANTOS EMILIO GALEANO-MUNOZ, a/k/a "Juan Camacho-Grageda," a/k/a "Juan Carlos Munoz-Galeana," a/k/a "Juan Munoz-Galeana," a/k/a "Hector Borrego" ("GALEANO-MUNOZ") age 48, a native of Honduras, was indicted on August 21, 2026, for illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to the indictment, the defendant was found in the United States on August 18, 2026, having reentered the United States, without authorization from the Attorney General of the United States, after being previously deported on January 7, 2015. GALEANO-MUNOZ faces up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, up to one year of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00 for re-entry of a removed alien.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the U.S. Border Patrol in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
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