United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
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Mexican National Guilty of Illegal Reentry into The United States
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Mexican National Guilty of Illegal Reentry into The United States
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson announced that ALFREDO RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ ("RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ"), age 55, a citizen of Mexico, pled guilty on September 16, 2025, to illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of 8 U.S.C. ' 1326(a). Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy B. Vitter scheduled the sentencing for November 13, 2025.
According to court records, RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ reentered the United States sometime prior to April 1, 2025, after having been previously removed on or about February 5, 2024.
RAMIREZ-VAZQUEZ faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years, a fine of up to $250,000.00, up to three years of supervised release, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.
Acting U.S. Michael M. Simpson praised the work of the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Irene González of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of 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 (OCDETF) and Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
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Contact
Shane M. Jones
Public Information Officer
United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana
United States Department of Justice
Updated September 30, 2025
Topic
Operation Take Back America
Component
USAO - Louisiana, Eastern
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