United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
05/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/28/2026 11:12
Honduran Illegal Alien Sentenced to Time Served For Illegally Re-entering the United States
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States District Judge Barry W. Ashe sentenced JULIO VALERIO-SENTENO ("VALERIO-SENTENO"), age 40, to time served after having pled guilty today to illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. The Court also sentenced VALERIO-SENTENO to one (1) year of supervised release and ordered him to pay a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
According to court documents, VALERIO-SENTENO was previously removed from the United States on July 1, 2011, February 27, 2012, and October 2, 2013. He was later found in the Eastern District of Louisiana on May 15, 2025, and had not received permission from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to re-enter the United States.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Duane A. Evans of the General Crimes Unit is responsible for the prosecution.
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 Neighborhoods (PSN).
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