Carlos Alberto Escobar-Loza, a 47-year-old native of Honduras, pleaded guilty on March 18 to the charge of illegal re-entry of a removed alien, according to U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle. The sentencing is scheduled before U.S. District Judge Guidry on April 22.
Escobar-Loza was found in the United States on December 26, 2025, after having reentered without authorization from the Attorney General following his previous deportation on July 2, 2012. He was discovered in the Eastern District of Louisiana after being arrested by local law enforcement. Immigration officials confirmed his identity through biometric data and records checks and determined that he had unlawfully returned to the country after prior removal.
Court records show that Escobar-Loza had been encountered by U.S. immigration authorities multiple times since around 2002 for entering without admission or parole. In October 2003, an immigration judge ordered him removed from the United States after he failed to appear for a scheduled hearing.
Between approximately 2005 and 2012, Escobar-Loza was again detained by immigration authorities following arrests by local law enforcement agencies. Records indicate that his previous removal order was reinstated and he was deported to Honduras at least three times during this period.
Escobar-Loza faces up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $250,000, up to one year of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100 for re-entry of a removed alien.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative aimed at addressing illegal immigration and related criminal activity through coordinated efforts involving Department of Justice resources such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN). Courcelle praised Homeland Security Investigations for its role in investigating this matter.
