Two men living unlawfully in U.S. admit to illegal reentry and entry charges in Maryland
BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Two foreign nationals living unlawfully in the United States have pleaded guilty to federal immigration offenses in Maryland as part of a nationwide immigration enforcement initiative, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
On May 5, Israel Reyes-Medina, 39, a Mexican citizen, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after deportation.
According to prosecutors, Reyes-Medina had previously been convicted of illegal entry and had been removed from the United States four times.
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Authorities encountered him Jan. 8 in Middle River during an area enforcement operation.
In a separate case, on May 27, Nery Adelso Asmen-Raymundo, 43, a Guatemalan citizen, pleaded guilty to illegally entering the United States.
Federal officials said Asmen-Raymundo had been deported twice before, once in November 2009 and again in March 2010. Law enforcement officers located him in Baltimore on April 23.
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The prosecutions are part of Operation Take Back America, a Department of Justice initiative focused on immigration enforcement, combating transnational criminal organizations and cartels, and reducing violent crime.