CLEVELAND and TOLEDO, Ohio - Federal grand juries returned indictments charging 12 individuals from Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico with violating immigration laws. These are separate cases and not related.

The following defendants were charged with illegal reentry of a previously removed alien, in violation of Title 8 U.S. Code 1326. They were found in the Northern District of Ohio without the consent of the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary for Homeland Security for readmission.

• Alonso Diaz-Espinosa, 38, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least two occasions with the most recent being Feb. 13, 2026. He was found near Fremont, Ohio, (Sandusky County) on March 7.
• Fredy Garcia Rosa, 26, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least one occasion with the most recent being Aug. 14, 2023. He was found in Elyria (Lorain County) on March 5.
• Santos Antonio De Jesus Gomez, 46, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S on at least two occasions with the most recent being Oct. 26, 2024. He was found near Fremont, Ohio (Sandusky County) on March 7.
• Mario Gregorio-Arias, 49, a citizen of Guatemala, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least four occasions with the most recent being April 17, 2018. He was found in Norwalk (Huron County) on Feb. 17.
• Cuauhtemoc Hernandez-Marquez, aka Ramon Velarde-Marquez, aka Rafael Partida, aka Ramon C. Velarde, aka Cuatemoc Ramon Velarde-Marguuez, aka Cuatemoc Ramon Velarde-Marques, aka Ramon Velarde, aka Abraham Perez-Rodriguez, 56, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S. on as least one occasion with the most recent being May 2, 2003. He was found in Oregon, Ohio, (Lucas County) on March 4.
• Candelaria del Rosario Lopez-Bautista, 38, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least one occasion with the most recent being Nov. 16, 2010. She was found in Sandusky, Ohio (Erie County) on Feb. 20.
• Cesar Mazariegos-Lopez aka Cesar Masariegos-Lopez aka Cesar M. Lopez, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least one occasion with the most recent being Nov. 16, 2010. He was found in Sandusky, Ohio (Erie County) on Feb. 20.
• Wiliam A. Mendez-Rivera, aka William Rivera-Santos, aka Wuilian Mendes-Santos, 32, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least three occasions with the most recent being April 6, 2016. He was found in Akron (Summit County) on Jan. 10.
• Alan Ramos-Capultitla, 21, a citizen of Mexico, was previously removed from the U.S on at least one occasion with the most recent being Feb. 14, 2026. He was found near Fremont, Ohio (Sandusky County) on March 7.
• Jeyson Rodriguez-Lanza, 35, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least one occasion with the most recent being March 15, 2023. He was found in Norwalk, Ohio (Huron County) on Feb. 17.
• Genry Sanchez-Espinoza, 29, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least one occasion with the most recent being Feb. 9, 2018. He was found in Sandusky, Ohio (Erie County) on Feb. 16.
• Carlos Sauceda-Alvarez, 38, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed from the U.S. on at least two occasions with the most recent being Sept. 23, 2025. He was found near Fremont, Ohio (Sandusky County) on March 7.

The investigations in these cases leading to the indictments were conducted by U.S. Border Patrol-Sandusky Bay Station and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

These cases are being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Ava Rotell Dustin, Matthew D. Simko, Frank H. Spryszak, Jennifer King, and Brett S. Hammond for Northern District of Ohio.

An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

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, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.