Source: Office of United States Attorneys
MIAMI – A federal grand jury in Miami has charged Juan Perez Santis, 40, a Mexican national previously convicted of sexual battery on a minor, with unlawfully entering the United States after deportation. Perez Santis made his initial appearance in federal court today.
According to the indictment, Perez Santis was removed from the United States on three separate occasions: March 21, 2002; June 20, 2007; and October 2, 2007. Law enforcement discovered Perez Santis had reentered the country without authorization on or about January 2, 2022.
Court documents further show that in 2024, after his prior removals and alleged reentry, Perez Santis was convicted in the state of Florida for sexual battery on a minor under the age of 12 and three related charges. Perez Santis is currently serving a 10-year sentence in state prison.
U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of Florida and acting Field Office Director Juan Agudelo of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) Prosecutions Unit Miami made the announcement.
ICE-ERO investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Audrey Pence Tomanelli and Andrea Montes are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an accusation, and all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov, under case number 25-cr-20080.
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