4x deported illegal alien found in West Virginia jail, faces prison time, deportation

The United States Attorney's Office in the Southern District of West Virginia announced Wednesday that an illegal alien from Mexico plead guilty to the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien.

According to the press release announced by United States Attorney Mike Stuart, the Mexican national found not lawfully present in the United States was deported from the U.S. on four prior occasions; in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. 

"On June 17, 2019, Camarena-Jacinto was found in the South Central Regional Jail  located in Charleston, West Virginia by members of ICE after he was arrested by Ripley police officers for the state offense of obstruction.  ICE agents traveled to the jail to confirm his legal status.  The defendant admitted to agents that he was in the United States illegally.  Camarena-Jacinto  was arrested and ICE agents matched his fingerprints to previous removals from the United States.  ICE agents further spoke to the defendant to confirm his identity. Camarena-Jacinto again admitted being in the United States illegally.  Camarena-Jacinto had no identification documents permitting him legal status in the United States."

News of securing the guilty plea comes on the heels of a controversy in nearby Huntington, West Virginia and a grant deal where some community members do not want local law enforcement officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From the Herald-Dispatch:

HUNTINGTON — What is normally a routine request for federal grant money has turned into a point of controversy for Huntington City Council.

For at least the past decade, the city has applied and received money for the Huntington Police Department through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program. The program is used to pay for officers performing drug interdiction patrols and for community education programs.

However, new language added to the grant application this year has some people questioning whether accepting it will open the city up to illegal immigration raids conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency.

City officials said the grant's wording is merely a promise to comply with all federal laws, and the grant itself has nothing to do with immigration or ICE.
Still, a group of people are asking the city not to follow through with the grant application and to take measures to prevent local officers from working with ICE agents.

Why Floridians should expect businesses to operate lawfully and have a legal workforce

Well lookie here. Two Honduran nationals not lawfully present in the United States allegedly partner with a third Honduran who is a naturalized U.S. citizen, establish a business  in Florida purportedly employing construction work crews mostly comprised of illegal aliens. 

Oh, and just three short months ago an immigration judge ordered one of the men deported back to Honduras. 

From the U.S. Attorneys Office, Middle District of Florida: 

Three Orlando Men Indicted For Scheme To Facilitate Employment Of Illegal Aliens And Evade Payroll Taxes And Workers’ Compensation Laws

Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging three Honduran nationals, Gregorio Fuentes-Zelaya (26), Santiago Erazo-Zelaya (25), and Dennis Barahona (36), with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Fuentes-Zelaya is also charged with one count of conspiracy to commit tax fraud, five counts of wire fraud, and two counts of tax fraud. Additional charges against Erazo-Zelaya include one count of conspiracy to commit tax fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of tax fraud. Barahona is also charged with one count of wire fraud.

Fuentes-Zelaya and Erazo-Zelaya are Honduran citizens who are illegally present in the United States. On May 8, 2019, an immigration judge ordered Erazo-Zelaya to be deported to Honduras. Barahona is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Honduras.

Read the rest here

No word if someones application to enter the United States or apply for citizenship will be subject to review for false statements or misrepresentations.

Honduran national pleads guilty to illegal reentry

A Honduran national pleaded guilty to the felony offense of illegal reentry after deportation, court records show.

Public records reveal after being deported on three prior occasions, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) encountered the individual in Lee County, Florida on May 30, 2019.  Court documents filed July 23 disclose the Honduran national was found to have illegally reentered the United States on an unknown date.

The penalties for violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) include up to two (2) years in jail and a fine not to exceed $250,000.

A sentencing date is scheduled for October 22,2019. 

Press release: Illegal Alien Receives Significant Sentence for Unlawfully Being in the Country

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 44-year-old Mexican national has been ordered to federal prison for being an aggravated felon who illegally re-entered the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

Juan Ramon Arevalo-Guzman pleaded guilty Dec. 21, 2018. He has a history of violent felony robberies in Hidalgo County and was previously deported and ordered not to return.

Today, U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera ordered Arevalo-Guzman to serve an 84-month term of imprisonment. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to again face deportation proceedings following the sentence.

Arevalo-Guzman had aggravated felony convictions in 2002 and 2008. He had terrorized and robbed U.S. citizens at knife point, including one instance in which he committed carjacking and forced the victim to drive him to another city before stealing the vehicle. 

On more than 15 separate occasions, Arevalo-Guzman robbed or caused disturbances at a local Hidalgo County church by assaulting the members in the parking lot. 

Following his last conviction, he had been removed from the United States – Feb. 15, 2017.

However, he re-entered the country illegally on or about Nov. 1, 2018. At that time authorities found Arevalos-Guzman in the Rio Grande River area near Donna.

He has been and will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.  

Border Patrol conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Schorr Dinsdale prosecuted the case.

Read the press release here