Mexican Illegal Alien Sentenced to Time Served for Re-Entry of Removed Alien and Illegal Use of a Social Security Number

According to court documents, QUEZADA-QUEZADA, reentered the United States after being previously deported on June 9, 2020. QUEZADA-QUEZADA is a native and citizen of Mexico who has no claim of United States citizenship nor lawful immigration status. On December 25, 2024, QUEZADA-QUEZADA was arrested and charged by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Possession of Alcoholic Beverages in a Motor Vehicle, and a Driver Must Be Licensed Violation in Terrebonne Parish, LA. On December 27, 2024, federal officers visited Gulf South Services, Inc. in Gray, LA, where QUEZADA-QUEZADA claimed employment. QUEZADA-QUEZADA had provided the company with a South Carolina State Identification Card and Social Security Card under the name "Cristobal Flores." On that same day, QUEZADA-QUEZADA executed pre-employment forms with Gulf South Services, Inc. stating he was a U.S. citizen and authorized to work under the Social Security Number he provided earlier. On January 8, 2025, the federal officer began to investigate the true identity of Cristobal Flores and the Social Security Number used by QUEZADA-QUEZADA. On January 10, 2025, federal officers determined that the Social Security Number was legitimately issued to a U.S. citizen, not QUEZADA-QUEZADA.

U.S. David I. Courcelle praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the Louisiana State Police and the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.

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).