United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
05/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/12/2025 15:52
Honduran National Sentenced for Re-Entry of a Deported Alien
Press Release
Honduran National Sentenced for Re-Entry of a Deported Alien
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - ActingU.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that EVIN ENRIQUE FUNEZ-CRUZ ("FUNEZ-CRUZ"), age 22, a native of Honduras, was sentenced on May 8, 2025, for re-entry of removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a) and (b)(1).
According to court documents, FUNEZ-CRUZ, a Honduran national, was apprehended in St. Tammany Parish on or around January 6, 2025. He had been previously deported to Honduras on June 21, 2024.
United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo sentenced FUNEZ-CRUZ to time served, after which he will be deported to his home country of Honduras by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the U.S. Customs and 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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Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated May 12, 2025
Topic
Immigration
Component
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