Four Men, Illegal Re-entry, New York 2025

Four Men Arrested and Charged with Illegal Re-entry in New York

BUFFALO, NY-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that four defendants were charged in separate criminal complaints with illegal re-entry, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

The defendants arrested include Salvador Vargas Nava, 43, a native and citizen of Mexico; Juver Vidal Quex Tocora, 29, a native and citizen of Guatemala; and Jose de Jesus Rodiguez Esparza, 32, and Mauricio Rangel Rangel, 48, both natives and citizens of Mexico.

The arrests were made on October 20, 2025, when law enforcement pulled over Salvador Vargas Nava for running two stop signs in Concord, NY. When questioned, Vargas Nava did not possess valid immigration documents that would allow him to be in the United States. He was physically removed from the United States in July 2009.

Juver Vidal Quex Tocora was also arrested on October 20, 2025, in Amherst, NY. When questioned, he did not possess valid immigration documents that would allow him to be in the United States. Quex Tocora was physically removed from the United States in May 2013.

Jose de Jesus Rodiguez Esparza and Mauricio Rangel Rangel were arrested on October 16, 2025, in West Seneca, NY. Law enforcement attempted to conduct a traffic stop of two vehicles associated with a company that transported and hired illegal aliens. The vehicle Rangel Rangel was riding in pulled over and when asked by law enforcement, he stated that he did not have any valid immigration documents that would allow him to remain in the United States legally. Rangel Rangel was physically removed from the United States in October 2014. The vehicle Rodiguez Esparza was riding in pulled over, but the occupants attempted to flee. Law enforcement caught up to Rodiguez Esparza, who did not possess any valid immigration documents that would allow him to remain in the United States legally. He was physically removed from the United States in September 2016.

The defendants made initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. and were detained.

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 (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The complaints are the culmination of an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Station, under the direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge David Banks. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sasha Mascarenhas.

The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. 

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdny/pr/four-men-arrested-and-charged-illegal-re-entry