Four Previously Deported Aliens Charged With Illegal Re-Entry

 HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that four previously deported aliens were indicted separately on September 1, 2021, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. These matters arose in counties throughout the District including Dauphin, Franklin, and Lackawanna.

According to Acting United States Attorney Bruce D. Brandler, Luis Mizhirumbay-Taquiri, age 42, was previously deported from the United States to Ecuador in June 2019.  He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States again sometime after June 2019 and was found in the United States in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Edwin Jeovany Sanchez-Ordonez, age 37, of Honduras, was charged by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.  Sanchez-Ordonez was previously deported from the United States to Honduras in June 2014.  He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States again sometime after June 2014 and was found in the United States in Franklin County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Hector Bienvenido Amador-Medina, age 34, was indicted by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.  Amador-Medina was previously deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic in June 2018.  He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States again sometime after June 2018 and was found in the United States in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Mizhirumbay-Taquiri, Sanchez-Ordonez and Amador-Medina face a maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.

Rodrigo Cabrera-Tolentino, age 22, of Mexico, was charged by a federal grand jury with illegal re-entry into the United States by a previously deported alien.  Cabrera-Tolentino was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in November 2017.  He is alleged to have illegally reentered the United States again sometime after November 2017 and was found in the United States in Franklin County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Cabrera-Tolentino faces a maximum penalty of 20 years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine.  

These matters were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Assistant United States Attorney Joanne M. Sanderson is prosecuting the case.

Indictments and Criminal Informations are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.

A sentence following a finding of guilt is imposed by the Judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the Judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.