A Honduran national has been handed a two-year federal prison sentence for re-entering the United States after deportation, with the penalty owing to a previous felony conviction. Cesar A. Lobo-Ramos, a 38-year-old from Honduras, was sentenced under Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), as per announcement from Acting U.S. Attorney Michael M. Simpson last Tuesday. The case was overseen by U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long, who determined the sentence.
Court documents indicate that Lobo-Ramos made his way back to the U.S. after being previously deported on April 10, 2018. His re-entry came to light following an arrest for resisting arrest and obstruction of police by the Kenner Police Department on November 2, 2023. It was his prior conviction for Sexual Battery in Jefferson Parish in 2010 that led to an enhanced statutory maximum sentence which could have been up to 20 years, according to a press release.
Following the sentencing of Lobo-Ramos, Acting U.S. Attorney Simpson recognized the joint efforts of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and the Kenner Police Department in conducting the investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Carter K.D. Guice, Jr. of the General Crimes Unit. The collaboration reflects continued enforcement of immigration laws, particularly in cases involving unlawful reentry by individuals with prior serious criminal convictions.
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