GREENBELT, Maryland
A Guatemalan illegal alien has been sentenced to time served in prison for illegally entering the United States. Jairo Mendez-Miranda, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Ajmel A. Quereshi after pleading guilty to the charge.
The arrest of Mendez-Miranda was made by law enforcement in Montgomery County, Maryland, earlier this month. Officers discovered that Mendez-Miranda may not be legally present in the United States. This is not the first time Mendez-Miranda has been deported, as he had been removed from the country twice before.
According to court documents, Mendez-Miranda was first encountered by United States Border Patrol officers on November 10, 2015, in Zapata, Texas. He was found to have entered the U.S. without inspection by an immigration official and was subsequently deported to Guatemala on November 20, 2015.
Mendez-Miranda was encountered again by Border Patrol on August 2, 2016, after he illegally re-entered the U.S. near Roma, Texas. He was then arrested and deported a second time to Guatemala on August 9, 2016.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative aimed at repelling the invasion of illegal immigration, eliminating cartels, and protecting communities from violent crime. U.S. Attorney Kelly O. Hayes commended ICE-ERO for its work in the investigation and thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Sarma for prosecuting the case.
The Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced that it will continue to prioritize cases involving illegal immigration and the protection of communities. For more information, visit justice.gov/usao-md.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Human Trafficking|Violent Crime|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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