Illegal Alien Sentenced for Reentry Violation

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Mario Caseiro-Antonio, 37, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for reentry of a removed alien.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Caseiro-Antonio was stopped by law enforcement and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. After his arrest, officers determined he was in the country illegally and had been removed from the United States twice before.

Caseiro-Antonio will serve one year of supervised release following his prison sentence.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daniel Salem prosecuted the case on behalf of the government.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Immigration Enforcement and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office investigated.

This investigation is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh presided.