United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
05/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/01/2026 13:35
Honduran Illegal Alien Sentenced to Time Served For Illegal Re-Entry of a Removed Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - CARLOS ROBERTO GUARDADO-RAMIREZ ("GUARDADO-RAMIREZ"), age 46, a native of Honduras, was sentenced on April 22, 2026 by United States District Judge Greg Gerard Guidry, after previously pleading guilty to re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8 United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. GUARDADO-RAMIREZ was sentenced to time served, one-year of supervised release, and payment of a mandatory $100.00 special assessment fee. He has been detained in federal prison since December 10, 2025.
According to court records, the defendant was found in the United States on December 3, 2025, having reentered the United States without authorization from the Attorney General of the United States after being previously deported on May 4, 2006. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans received information that an individual identified as GUARDADO-RAMIREZ, had been previously removed from the United States and had returned. GUARDADO-RAMIREZ was arrested by ICE Enforcement and Removal Officers in LaPlace, Louisiana on December 3, 2025, in the Eastern District of Louisiana for re-entering the United States after removal.
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 (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
U.S. Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the United States Border Patrol in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
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