United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
04/20/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/20/2026 09:30
El Salvadoran Alien Charged With Reentry of Deported Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JOSE ANTONIO LARIO SALMERON ("SALMERON"), age 33, a native of El Salvador, was charged via Bill of Information on April 15, 2026, for reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to court documents, SALMERON was apprehended in St. Tammany Parish on March 30, 2026, and charged with illegal reentry after removal. Immigration records further show SALMERON had been previously removed from the United States by federal authorities on January 13, 2020, and that he returned to the United States without proper authorization.
If convicted SALMERON faces a maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that a bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
This case 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. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the United States Border Patrol in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
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