NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Louisiana, Eastern), published as received.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – OSEAS AGUILAR GUZMAN (“AGUILAR-GUZMAN”), age 38, a native of Guatemala, was sentenced on October 27, 2026, by Chief United States District Judge Wendy B. Vitter, after previously pleading guilty to reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), announced United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. AGUILAR-GUZMAN was sentenced to 24 months of imprisonment, a one-year term of supervised release, and payment of a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.
According to the charging document, AGUILAR-GUZMAN was found in the United States on March 20, 2024, having reentered the United States without authorization from the Attorney General of the United States or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after previously being deported on December 4, 2013.
United States Attorney Courcelle praised the work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in investigating this matter. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Shannon Kippers of the General Crimes Unit.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice 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.
