Kevin Emmanuel Rodriguez-Martinez, Illegal Reentry, Pennsylvania 2023

PHILADELPHIA – A Honduran national, Kevin Emmanuel Rodriguez-Martinez, 32, was sentenced to time served, just over two months, for illegally reentering the United States. Having completed his prison sentence, he will be removed from the United States again.

Rodriguez-Martinez had been previously removed from the United States in September 2011 and November 2012, following encounters with the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) became aware in May 2023 that Rodriguez-Martinez had unlawfully returned to the U.S. In June 2023, HSI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers located the defendant in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and took him into custody. He was charged by information with illegal reentry the same month and pleaded guilty this week, waiving prosecution by indictment.

The charges against Rodriguez-Martinez stem from Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the United States Attorney's Office 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.

Rodriguez-Martinez's case is part of the US Attorney's Office's effort to hold accountable those who engage in illegal reentry and undermine the rule of law.

According to the indictment, Rodriguez-Martinez had previously been removed from the U.S. on two occasions, and had been charged with illegal reentry in the United States.

The defendant's sentencing is a reminder that the US Attorney's Office is committed to holding accountable those who engage in illegal reentry and undermining the rule of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/four-foreign-nationals-sentenced-illegally-reentering-united-states-after-0