Fourteen New Indictments Returned for Immigration Offenses in MarchArticle

Pensacola and Gainesville – Today, United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced that 14 previously deported illegal aliens have been separately indicted by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States in the month of March.According to court records, the 14 illegal aliens indicted in the month of March include:Osman Guerrero-Torres, 45, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Alachua County in January 2026, after previously being deported in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2016, and 2021. Trial is scheduled for April 29, 2026, at 8:30am in Gainesville, Florida, before U.S. District Court Chief Judge Allen C.

Winsor.Jairo Calel Vicente, 30, of Guatemala, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Escambia County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2025 and 2026. Trial is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at 8:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.Romeo Escalon, 44, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2012.

A change of plea hearing is scheduled for April 16, 2026, at 2:30 pm in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon.Juan Hernandez-Cruz, 33, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2015. Sentencing took place on March 24, 2026, in Pensacola, Florida.Jose Rodas-Castillo, 37, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2016.

Trial is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at 8:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.Joel Perez Vasquez, 42, of Guatemala, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in February 2026, after previously being deported twice in 2013. Sentencing took place on April 8, 2026, in Pensacola, Florida.Ricardo Castrejon Lucatero, 31, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Santa Rosa County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2018.

Trial is scheduled for May 18, 2026, at 9:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.Darlin Alvan-Galdamez, 32, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in March 2026, after previously being deported in 2019. Trial is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at 8:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S.

District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.Anibal Murcia-Barrera, 27, of Honduras, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Okaloosa County in March 2026, after previously being deported in 2017. Trial is scheduled for May 4, 2026, at 8:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge M.

Casey Rodgers.Santos Gomez-Diaz, 41, of Mexico, allegedly reentered the United States illegally and was located in Walton County in September 2022, after previously being deported in 2013 and 2017. Trial is scheduled for May 18, 2026, at 9:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.Rodolfo Garcia Martinez, 38, of Guatemala, allegedly possessed or used fraudulent documents and reentered the United States illegally.

The defendant was located in Escambia County in February 2026, after previously being deported in 2009, 2014, and 2017. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for April 28, 2026, at 11:30 am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Hope T. Cannon.Luis Lopez Lopez, 27, of Guatemala, allegedly possessed or used fraudulent documents in February 2026.

Trial is scheduled for May 18, 2026, at 9:00am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S. District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II.Ismael Martinez Domingo, 31, of Guatemala, allegedly possessed or used fraudulent documents in February 2026. Sentencing is scheduled for April 15, 2026, at 10:30am in Pensacola, Florida, before U.S.

District Court Judge M. Casey Rodgers.William Gary Perez Perez, 23, of Guatemala, allegedly possessed or used fraudulent documents in February 2026. Sentencing took place on April 8, 2026, in Pensacola, Florida.The penalty for illegally reentering the United States after deportation is a maximum of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Guerrero-Torres faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine pursuant to allegations of prior convictions qualifying for an increased maximum sentence.

The penalty for possession or use of fraudulent employment documents is a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.An indictment is merely an allegation by a grand jury that a defendant has committed a violation of federal criminal law and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.The cases involved investigations by Homeland Security Investigations and Enforcement and Removal Operations with the assistance of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the Pensacola Naval Air Station Police, the Pensacola Police Department, Fort Walton Beach Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol, the Escambia County Sheriff’s OfficeAssistant United States Attorneys Alicia H. Forbes, Thomas S.P. Geeker, Brooke A.

DiSalvo, Tyler Fleming, Christopher C. Patterson, Jeffrey M. Tharp are prosecuting the cases.This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General. To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S.

District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndfl.