Honduran National Sentenced For Reentry of Deported Alien

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - WALTER OMAR CASCO-LOPEZ ("CASCO-LOPEZ"), age 36, was sentenced by United States District Judge Greg Gerard Guidry on February 4, 2026 for illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.

According to court documents, CASCO-LOPEZ unlawfully reentered the United States after having been previously deported on October 12, 2011.

Judge Guidry sentenced CASCO-LOPEZ to twenty-one months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee. Upon completion of his sentence, CASCO-LOPEZ will be transferred to the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for deportation to his home country of Honduras.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to deter illegal immigration, dismantle cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines enforcement efforts through coordination with the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).

U.S. Attorney Courcellepraised the work of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Customs Enforcement Border Protection in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.

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