Illegal aliens face immediate deportation for immigration violations

SAVANNAH, Georgia: Multiple defendants illegally inside the United States were sentenced in federal court in the Southern District of Georgia and transferred to immigration authorities for immediate deportation.

The sentences were imposed by U.S. District Court Chief Judge R. Stan Baker, and announced by Margaret E. 'Meg' Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia.

• Aguelio Lemos Hernandez, 35, of Honduras, was sentenced to time served followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. Hernandez was identified as an illegal alien in January 2026 during a traffic stop in Chatham County and transferred to the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
• Henry Marin-Hernandez, 41, of Guatemala, was sentenced to time served followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. Marin-Hernandez was identified as an illegal alien in February 2026 during a traffic stop in Chatham County and transferred to ICE custody.
• Luis Angel Velasquez-Montes, 27, of Mexico, was sentenced to time served followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. Hernandez was identified as an illegal alien in April 2026 during a traffic stop in Chatham County and transferred to ICE custody.
• Miguel Aparicio-Ortiz, 40, of Mexico, was sentenced to time served followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. Aparicio-Ortiz was identified as an illegal alien in January 2026 during a traffic stop in Chatham County and transferred to ICE custody.
• Moises Valenzuela-Mendez, 42, of Mexico, was sentenced to time served followed by immediate deportation after pleading guilty to Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation. Valenzuela-Mendez was identified as an illegal alien in March 2026 during a traffic stop in Atkinson County and transferred to ICE custody.

Illegal Re-entry after Removal or Deportation is a charge applied to an illegal alien present in the United States after at least one prior removal.

"These defendants have previously been removed from the U.S., only to return and violate the law again and again," said U.S. Attorney Heap. "We will continue to support our local law enforcement agencies' efforts to identify and capture these illegal aliens; And they can rest assured that our office will prosecute and remove them."

These cases were investigated by Homeland Security Investigations, Atkinson County Sheriff's Office, Chatham County Sheriff's Office and prosecuted for the United States by Southern District of Georgia Assistant United States Attorneys John P. Harper III, Lauren C. Olsen, Makeia R. Jonese, and Matthew A. Breedon.