Orlando Jose Jarquin Orozco, a 36-year-old citizen of Nicaragua, pled guilty on April 7 to illegal re-entry into the United States after having been previously deported, according to an April 17 announcement by U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.
Court records show that Jarquin had been deported from the United States on November 2, 2016. Before his removal, he was convicted of second-degree battery in Jefferson Parish and sentenced to two years in prison.
Jarquin now faces a maximum sentence of ten years in prison, a fine up to $250,000, up to three years of supervised release, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
Courcelle said he commended the efforts of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Office of the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration for their roles in investigating this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mary Katherine Kaufman led the prosecution.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America. The initiative aims “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,” according to Courcelle.
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana enhances community safety through law enforcement efforts according to its official website. The office operates under the U.S. Department of Justice and serves as chief federal law enforcement officer for Southeast Louisiana according to its official website. The office enforces federal laws by prosecuting criminal cases, defending civil matters involving federal interests, handling debt collection for government agencies, and is led by an appointee confirmed by both presidential appointment and Senate approval according to its official website.
