Undocumented people sentenced for multiple offenses across Maryland

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — A group of undocumented people in Maryland have pleaded guilty to federal offenses tied to immigration enforcement actions, including one case involving damage to government property, according to federal authorities.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly Hayes announced the cases alongside officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the FBI’s Baltimore Field Office.

The prosecutions are part of a broader Department of Justice initiative known as “Operation Take Back America.”

In one case, Tiago Alexandre Sousa-Martins, a 30-year-old Portuguese national, was sentenced to 103 days in custody — time he had already served — after pleading guilty to damaging government property.

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Prosecutors said Sousa-Martins used his van to ram government vehicles while attempting to evade immigration officers.

In addition to the sentence, U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Austin ordered him to pay $1,000 in restitution.

Several other individuals were also sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Timothy J. Sullivan after pleading guilty to illegal entry into the United States:

• Sergio Gonzalez-Suchite, 36, a Guatemalan national, was sentenced to time served after being found in Trappe, Maryland.
• Nelson Mejia-Amaya, 36, a Honduran national, received time served after authorities located him in Prince George’s County.
• Esner Gudiel Garcia-Ortiz, 33, also from Guatemala, was sentenced to time served after being encountered by law enforcement in Ocean City.

In a separate case, Nery Adelso Asmen-Raymundo, 43, a Guatemalan national, has been charged with illegal re-entry after deportation.

According to authorities, he had previously been removed from the United States twice, in 2009 and 2010, before being found again in Baltimore.