2 previously deported aliens charged with illegal re-entry

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two Mexican nationals were charged in federal court April 12, with illegal re-entry into the United States after being deported, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

Juan Carlos Quintanilla-Pineda, 31, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico in March 2007 and Nov. 2012. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after Nov. 2012, and was found in the United States in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania after eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers. In Oct. 2012, he was convicted in the Middle District of Pennsylvania of illegal re-entry, an offense which subjects him to enhanced penalties in the current case.

Because of Quintanilla-Pineda’s previous conviction, under federal law he faces a maximum penalty of ten years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.

Rolando Mendez-Velasquez, 26, of Mexico, was previously deported from the United States to Mexico on June 2008 and Feb. 2009. He is alleged to have illegally re-entered the United States sometime after Feb. 2009, and was found in the United States in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania eluding examination or inspection by immigration officers.

Under federal law, Mendez-Velasquez faces a maximum penalty of two years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine.

Indictments and criminal information are only allegations. All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.