Mario Castellano Machado, Illegal Re-Entry, Mississippi 2020

Grimy Times has learned that two Honduran nationals have been charged with re-entering the United States after being removed. Mario Castellano Machado, 37, and Teodulio Ramos Ramos, 30, both from Honduras, were stopped by a Harrison County Sheriff's Office Interdiction Unit deputy on November 11, 2019, on I-10 east bound.

The deputy conducted a traffic stop after the driver, Mario Castellano Machado, provided a Honduran driver's license with a false name. When questioned, he claimed they were traveling from Texas to Georgia for work. A Border Patrol Agent arrived at the scene and recognized the situation as an alien smuggling event.

Following the stop, all eight occupants of the vehicle were transported to the Border Patrol station for processing. Homeland Security Investigation special agents responded to assist and found that all eight were illegally present in the United States.

Mario Castellano Machado and Teodulio Ramos Ramos were positively identified through computer scans of their fingerprints into a Homeland Security Database, which accessed their official immigration records, fingerprint cards, photographs, and prior immigration removal documents.

Both men were found to have illegally returned to the United States after being lawfully removed back to their home nations of Honduras and Guatemala.

U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst praised the cooperation between the U.S. Border Patrol, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Harrison County Sheriff's Office in this case. Assistant United States Attorney Stan Harris is the prosecutor for the case.

Mario Castellano Machado and Teodulio Ramos Ramos are set to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden on April 2, 2020. They each face a maximum penalty of 2 years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine, as well as removal proceedings.

This case highlights the ongoing issue of individuals re-entering the United States after being removed. It is a serious offense that can result in significant penalties.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdms/pr/two-illegal-aliens-plead-guilty-unlawfully-returning-united-states-after-removal