United States Attorney David Metcalf announced the sentencing of three men convicted of illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Hernan Molina-Perez, a 33-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to time served, approximately three months, by United States District Judge Chad F. Kenney. Following his prison sentence, he will be removed from the country once again.
Molina-Perez had been deported in October 2007 after being arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol and receiving a removal order from an immigration judge. In December of last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) discovered that Molina-Perez was back in the country illegally and had been previously arrested by the Philadelphia Police Department. ICE officers detained him in April; he was charged with illegal reentry in May and pleaded guilty this week.
Oscar Navas-Rixtun, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, received a four-month prison sentence for illegal reentry from United States District Judge Wendy Beetlestone. After serving his sentence, he will also be removed from the country again.
Navas-Rixtun was previously deported in February 2020 after being encountered by the U.S. Border Patrol for illegal presence in the country. In March of this year, ICE found out that Navas-Rixtun was held at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on arson-related charges and took him into custody that month. He was indicted for illegal reentry in April and pleaded guilty in May.
Pedro Jimenez-Georges, also known as Edwin Quezada Jimenez and Jose Quezada, is a 40-year-old Dominican national who received a sentence of time served (approximately three months) from United States District Judge Juan R. Sánchez for illegally reentering the United States. He will be removed from the country following his prison term.
Jimenez-Georges had been deported previously in October 2018 due to a removal order issued after failing to appear at an immigration hearing in Texas back in June 2008. ICE learned about his presence in Philadelphia this March and confirmed his identity through surveillance before arresting him. He faced charges for illegal reentry in May and entered a guilty plea this week.
These cases are part of Operation Take Back America—an initiative aiming to counteract illegal immigration while addressing transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) and violent crime perpetrators through resources like Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) alongside Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN).
The investigations were conducted by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations with prosecution led by Assistant United States Attorneys Judy Smith, Robert Eckert, and Lindsey Mills.
