Mexican National Will Remain Detained After Being Arrested For Illegal Reentry
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 3:00 P.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ROCHESTER, NY.- Last Thursday, following a traffic stop, a 45-year-old Mexican national in the United States illegally was taken into custody and jailed after being charged by criminal complaint with a federal immigration violation.
According to U.S. Attorney Nicholas M. Testani and charging information filed in the criminal complaint, on February 25, 2025, Customs and Border Patrol agents spotted a white cargo van with a Tennessee license plate traveling on Interstate 490.
A subsequent records check of the truck’s license plate revealed that the truck was registered to Juan Vera-Cervantes, 45, a Mexican national, who had been deported multiple times from the United States and had his final order for removal reinstated on three separate occasions.
Border Patrol Agents Uncover That Vera-Cervantes Is Illgally In The U.S.
During the traffic stop, Vera-Cervantes told Customs and Border Patrol agents that he was a citizen of Mexico and that he did not have proper documentation to be legally in the United States. At that time, Border Patrol agents took Vera-Cervantes into custody.
On Thursday, March 13, 2025, Vera-Cervantes was formally charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York with Illegal Reentry into the United States by a Previously Deported Alien. Following being charged, Vera-Cervantes made his initial appearance in federal court and was ordered detained by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark W. Pedersen.
If convicted at trial, Vera-Cervantes faces up to two years in federal prison, at least one year of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. He will also face immediate deportation proceedings for any sentence imposed upon a finding of guilt.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
