Officials announce prosecutions against illegal aliens with prior removals

MARYLAND (WBFF) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that in July, it secured multiple immigration-related prosecutions against illegal aliens who re-entered the United States after prior removals in connection with the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America.

On July 31, U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Carlos Amador Lopez, 30, to 10 months in federal prison for illegal re-entry of an alien after a prior conviction and removal.

In 2018, authorities convicted Amador Lopez of robbery, an aggravated felony, in Nebraska. According to court documents, following his conviction for aggravated felony, authorities removed Amador Lopez from the United States. As part of his removal, authorities advised Amador Lopez that, due to his conviction, he is excluded from re-entering the U.S.

Additionally, on July 28, an illegal alien from Guatemala, residing in Beltsville, Maryland, pled guilty in federal court to illegal re-entry after prior removal.

According to federal and state court documents, Bayron Leopoldo Perez Batres, 64, unlawfully re-entered the United States after authorities removed him on three separate occasions.

Authorities removed Perez Batres in January 1996, September 2009, and May 2010.