NEW ORLEANS - MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA, age 52, was sentenced on March 2, 2023 for illegal reentry of a removed alien in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
According to documents filed in court and signed by him, MARIO RENE REYES-CARDONA (“REYES-CARDONA") admitted to reentering the United States after being previously deported on Dec. 18, 2013. REYES-CARDONA was sentenced by the Honorable Nannette Jolivette Brown, Chief U.S. District Judge, Eastern District of Louisiana, to time served, which exceeded 16 months.
U.S. Attorney Evans praised the work of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carter K. D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit is in charge of the prosecution.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys