A Guatemalan national, Lucas Tinoco-Tieres, age 33, has been charged with reentry of a removed alien, according to an announcement from United States Attorney David I. Courcelle. The charge was filed via bill of information on December 23, 2025.
Court documents indicate that Tinoco-Tieres was apprehended in Orleans Parish on December 3, 2025. Authorities state that he does not have legal authorization to reside in the United States and had previously been removed by federal authorities on March 2, 2002.
If convicted under Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a), Tinoco-Tieres faces a maximum sentence of two years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, up to one year of supervised release, and a mandatory special assessment fee of $100.
U.S. Attorney Courcelle emphasized the presumption of innocence: “A bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The case is part of Operation Take Back America. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, this initiative uses resources from the Department of Justice to address illegal immigration and combat transnational criminal organizations as well as violent crime. The operation includes support from Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
Courcelle acknowledged the efforts of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Customs Enforcement Border Protection for their role in investigating this matter. Assistant United States Attorney Spiro G. Latsis is leading the prosecution.