A Gulfport, Mississippi, man has pleaded guilty to reentering the United States after being removed.
Jose Guadalupe Perez-Velasquez, 29, an illegal alien from Mexico, pled guilty today before Senior U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to unlawful reentry by an alien after removal.
Perez-Velasquez is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Guirola on August 22, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. He faces a potential maximum of 2 years in prison followed by one year of supervised release and a maximum $250,000 fine.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Perez-Velasquez was removed from the United States in 2009 and illegally reentered the country. He was removed again in 2010, after which time he was prohibited from entering, attempting to enter, being in the United States, or applying for admission to the United States for a period of 20 years.
Perez-Velasquez was arrested in March 2019 for the misdemeanor offenses of domestic disturbance of family and false information to law enforcement. He was arrested by an officer with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and transported to the Gulfport ICE Office.
U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst praised the cooperation exhibited by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Enforcement Removal Operations, and the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department.
Assistant United States Attorney Stan Harris is the prosecutor for this case.
Key Facts
- State: Mississippi
- Category: Immigration Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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