07/11/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/11/2025 14:45
PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A citizen of Brazil pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court on July 10, 2025, to time served and one year of supervised release on his conviction of illegal reentry of a removed alien, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.
Senior United States District Judge Joy Flowers Conti imposed the sentence on Paulo Henrique Fernandes Evaristo, 26.
According to information presented to the Court, Fernandes Evaristo reentered the United States without the permission of the Secretary of Homeland Security after having been previously removed on October 7, 2021. Fernandes Evaristo was found in Glassport, Pennsylvania, on March 5, 2025.
Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
Acting United States Attorney Rivetti commended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Fernandes Evaristo.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, combat illegal immigration, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.