Guatemalan National Sentenced to 12 Months In Prison for Illegal Reentry; Faces Deportation

HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Favio Rodas Cardona, age 32, a citizen of Guyana, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months' imprisonment by Senior United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion for illegally reentering the country after having previously been removed.

According to United States Attorney Brian D. Miller, Rodas Cardona was indicted by a federal grand jury after being arrested for sexual abuse of children and related charges in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, on November 5, 2025. Rodas Cardona had previously been removed from the United States pursuant to a court order in 2013. Rodas Cardona pleaded guilty to illegal reentry before being sentenced.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations investigated the case. Assistant United States Attorney Kelley K. McGraw prosecuted the case.

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.

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