U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces Immigration-Related Prosecutions Against Previously Deported Illegal Aliens

Baltimore, Maryland - The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland announced, today, that it secured, in July, multiple immigration-related prosecutions against illegal aliens who re-entered the United States after prior removals in connection with the Department of Justice's Operation Take Back America.

Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the prosecutions with Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; Field Office Director Robert Guadian, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE-ERO) - Washington Field Office; and Special Agent in Charge Akil Baldwin, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) - Maryland.

On July 31, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Carlos Amador Lopez, 30, to 10 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry of an alien after a prior conviction and removal. In 2018, authorities convicted Amador Lopez of robbery, an aggravated felony, in Nebraska. According to court documents, following his conviction for aggravated felony, authorities removed Amador Lopez from the United States. As part of his removal, authorities advised Amador Lopez that, due to his conviction, he is excluded from re-entering the U.S.

Additionally, on July 28, an illegal alien from Guatemala, residing in Beltsville, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to illegal re-entry after prior removal. According to federal and state court documents, Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 64, unlawfully re-entered the United States after authorities removed him on three separate occasions. Authorities removed Perez Batres in January 1996, September 2009, and May 2010.

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.

U.S. Attorney Hayes commended ICE-ERO and HSI for their work in these investigations. Ms. Hayes also thanked the Assistant U.S. Attorneys and Trial Attorneys who are prosecuting these federal cases.

For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, please visit justice.gov/usao-md.

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