United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana
03/25/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/25/2026 13:59
Guatemalan Illegal Alien Indicted For Illegal Re-Entry of Removed Alien
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - EMNER ISAIAS NAJERA-NAJERA ("NAJERA-NAJERA"), age 41, a native of Guatemala, was indicted on March 19, 2026, for illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
According to the charging document, the defendant was found in the United States on March 12, 2026, having reentered the United States without authorization from the Attorney General of the United States after being previously deported on June 22, 2017.
NAJERA-NAJERA faces up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, up to one year of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.00 for re-entry of a removed alien.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle reiterated that an indictment is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
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 U.S. 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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