Guatemala Resident Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced for Illegal Reentry into U.S.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Guatemala pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of illegal reentry of a removed alien and was sentenced to time served on his conviction, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

United States District Judge W. Scott Hardy imposed the sentence on Anastacio Hernandez-Us, 46, on April 4, 2025.

According to information presented to the Court, on February 7, 2025, immigration officials encountered Hernandez-Us, and determined that the defendant was illegally present in the United States. Hernandez-Us had been previously removed from the U.S. on September 23, 2010, after encountering immigration officials in Louisiana. Hernandez-Us has been in custody since his February arrest, and will remain detained pending his deportation from the United States.

Assistant United States Attorney Kelly M. Locher prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.

Acting United States Attorney Rivetti commended U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Hernandez-Us.

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.