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Honduran National Indicted For Re-Entry Of Deported Alien
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Honduran National Indicted For Re-Entry Of Deported Alien
Monday, July 14, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ActingUnited States Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that MARCELO ORDONEZ-RIVAS ("ORDONEZ-RIVAS"), age 46, a native of Honduras, was indicted on July 10, 2025, for re-entry of removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
According to court documents, ORDONEZ-RIVAS, an illegal alien, was found in Jefferson Parish on June 18, 2025. In 2016, he had previously been convicted of violating 8 U.S.C. § 1326, Illegal Re-entry of Removed Alien, and sentenced. ORDONEZ-RIVAS was removed to Honduras on or about June 10, 2016.
If convicted, ORDONEZ-RIVAS faces a maximum penalty of ten years of imprisonment, up to a $250,000 fine, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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).
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in investigating this matter. Special Assistant United States Attorney Frederick W. Veters Jr., of the General Crimes Unit oversees the prosecution.
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Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated July 14, 2025
Topic
Operation Take Back America
Component
USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
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