Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, Re-Entry of Removed Alien, Louisiana 2025

Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Honduran national, has been found guilty of re-entering the United States after being previously deported, federal authorities announced Thursday.

New Orleans, Louisiana – Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez, age 29, a native of Honduras, pled guilty on May 13, 2025, to an indictment charging him with re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson.

According to court documents, Amador-Rodriguez re-entered the United States after being previously deported on June 8, 2018. On December 22, 2024, he was booked into the Orleans Justice Center after being arrested for several state charges.

Thereafter, on March 5, 2023, The Pacific Enforcement Response Center issued a detainer for Amador-Rodriguez, after he was arrested in Jefferson Parish on municipal and traffic attachments.

Enforcement and Removal Operations New Orleans picked up Amador-Rodriguez on March 7, 2025, after his release from local custody and turned him over to immigration authorities.

Edgardo Amador-Rodriguez 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.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office 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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