Eight Defendants Charged with Federal Immigration Crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal grand jury in Huntsville has charged eight individuals with immigration crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona.

The following defendants were indicted for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been deported:

• Gilmar Araldo Elias, 45, of Guatemala;
• Faustino Discua-Reyes, 38, of Honduras;
• Roger Manuel Jarquin, 28, of Nicaragua;
• Rigoberto Miranda-Gutierrez, 43, of Mexico;
• Miguel Perdomo Sanchez, 27, of Mexico;
• Luis Miguel Olivera Hernandez, 36, of Mexico;
• Milton Obdulio Ramirez, 31, of Honduras;
• Angel Techomahua-Amador, 36, of Mexico;

The following defendants were charged with being an alien in possession of a firearm:

These cases are 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). Operation Take Back America partners Homeland Security Investigations - Atlanta and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Nashville Field Division investigated these cases.

An indictment contains only charges. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.