Source: Office of United States Attorneys
MOBILE, AL – A Honduran national was sentenced in federal court on December 5, 2024, to twenty-one months in federal prison for being unlawfully in the United States after having been previously removed.
According to court documents, on January 1, 2023, the Robertsdale Police Department arrested Marlon Pineda-Enamorado for arson, first degree.
The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations of Mobile was notified of Pienda’s arrest. ICE officers investigated and determined that Pineda had been previously removed from the United States on two occasions. ICE verified that Pineda did not have any lawful authority to be voluntarily present in the United States when he was arrested by the Robertsdale Police Department for arson-related charges. Pineda was separately convicted in state court for arson first degree, and on November 11, 2024, Pineda was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by the Baldwin County Circuit Court.
Upon release from imprisonment, Pineda will be delivered to a duly authorized immigration official for deportation proceedings.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Robertsdale Police Department investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Kopf prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.