Honduran National Charged With Illegal Reentry

HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Marvin Cornejo Hernandez, age 40, a citizen of Honduras, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury on the charge of illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, the indictment alleges that on or about January 27, 2026, Mendoza-Hernandez was found in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, after previously having been removed from the United States. The indictment also alleges that Mendoza-Hernandez had been removed from the United States through Brownsville, Texas on April 29, 2019, and reentered without first obtaining legal permission to do so.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Kelley K. McGraw is prosecuting the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) 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.

The maximum penalty under federal law for this offense is two years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine. A sentence following the finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

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