Guatemalan man deported in 2010 sentenced for illegally reentering U.S.
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Guatemalan man who was deported in 2010 from the United States has been sentenced for reentering the country.
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According to a United States Department of Justice news release, U.S. District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose imposed a time served sentence on May 8 for Manolo Elias Tecum-Tecum, 31, with a year of supervised release.
The USDOJ release said Tecum-Tecum has been in custody since he was arrested in February and will be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings following his release. The court also ordered him to pay $100 in special assessments.
Court documents show Tecum-Tecum was stopped by deputies on Feb. 18 after committing a traffic violation in Mobile County.
The USDOJ release said the deputies suspected Tecum-Tecum may not have been a U.S. citizen and contacted the United States Border Patrol, who confirmed Tecum-Tecum was deported from the U.S. in 2010, the year he was convicted of illegal entry.
This investigation included the Mobile County Sheriff's Office and the USBP.
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Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmy L. Thomas prosecuted the case.
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