Marco Tulio Sanabria-Caceres, Reentering The United States Illegally, Louisiana 2013

LAKE CHARLES, La. – Marco Tulio Sanabria-Caceres, 25, of Honduras, will spend the next eight months behind bars after being sentenced for reentering the United States illegally.

According to evidence presented at the guilty plea, on Sept. 18, 2012, U.S. Border Patrol agents conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle containing five individuals. They all admitted to being in the United States illegally. Sanabria-Caceres admitted to being from Honduras. After further investigation, it was learned that Sanabria-Caceres was convicted on February 10, 2012 in Leesburg, Va., on two counts of a Class IV felony, which was carnal knowledge of a juvenile. He was sentenced to serve two years with part of the sentence suspended for the two counts and was deported on June 1, 2012. Sanabria-Caceres admitted to reentering the United States without permission and pleaded guilty to the charge on May 29, 2013.

Sanabria-Caceres, a Honduran national, will begin serving his eight-month sentence immediately. He was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi in the Western District of Louisiana.

Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Border Patrol conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Howard C. Parker prosecuted the case.

Sanabria-Caceres’ sentence is a stark reminder of the consequences of reentering the United States after being deported. Immigration officials are cracking down on those who attempt to circumvent the law and re-enter the country without permission.

As the U.S. continues to deal with the complexities of immigration, cases like Sanabria-Caceres serve as a warning to those who would attempt to skirt the law.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana will continue to prioritize cases like Sanabria-Caceres, working to prevent those who would seek to harm the community from doing so.

Mandatory facts: Defendant/respondent full name – Marco Tulio Sanabria-Caceres, exact criminal charges – Reentering The United States Illegally, city and state – Lake Charles, Louisiana, exact date with month/day/year – May 29, 2013, sentence or outcome – 8 months in prison.

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