A Cuban citizen who had been deported from the United States in July 2025 was arrested near the border with Mexico and now faces federal charges for allegedly re-entering the country without authorization.
The man, identified by the initials A. G. N., was detained in the vicinity of Eagle Pass, Texas, a border town located across from Piedras Negras in the Mexican state of Coahuila.
According to a statement published this Monday, October 19, by the United States Department of Justice, the Cuban had been expelled from U.S. territory for the first time in July of last year.
Federal authorities indicated that the detained individual has a criminal history that includes two convictions for grand theft, several for petty theft, resistance to an officer, and driving with a suspended license.
However, the Prosecutor's Office did not specify when he was arrested or would have re-entered the country, nor the destination of his deportation in 2025.
Texas prosecutors file 476 criminal cases for immigration offenses
The case of the Cuban is among the 476 new criminal cases related to immigration that the Federal Prosecutor's Office for the Western District of Texas presented between October 2 and 15.
Federal prosecutor Justin R. Simmons reported that the files include charges of illegal reentry, human trafficking, and other crimes related to U.S. immigration laws.
Among those prosecuted are citizens from Mexico, Honduras, and other nationalities, some with multiple deportations and prior criminal convictions.
The figure of 476 refers to the total number of cases submitted during that period and is not exclusively for Cuban citizens.
The investigations involved the participation or support of federal agencies such as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Border Patrol, the FBI, and the United States Marshals Service.
The procedures are part of the federal operation Take Back America, initiated by the Department of Justice to strengthen the enforcement of immigration laws and combat transnational criminal organizations.
Other Cubans arrested for returning to the U.S. after being deported
The case adds to other arrests of Cuban citizens reported in 2026 for alleged violations of reentry restrictions to the United States.
In March, two Cubans were charged in Texas with illegal re-entry after having been deported.
One of them had been expelled to Mexico on January 28 and was arrested just two weeks later near Maverick County. The second had been deported in June 2025 and was subsequently located again on U.S. soil. Both were mentioned in investigations announced by the Federal Prosecutor's Office for the Western District of Texas.
Another incident occurred on June 1, when Border Patrol agents arrested a Cuban who had been deported twice near El Indio, Texas.
The 44-year-old man was found alongside six other individuals in a vegetated area near the border, approximately 20 kilometers from Eagle Pass.
The authorities then noted that he had prior convictions for sexual offenses against minors and that he had been deported from the United States in 2016 and again in 2025.
What are the consequences of returning to the United States after a deportation?
The section 1326 of Title 8 of the United States Code establishes criminal penalties for certain individuals who enter, attempt to enter, or are found in the United States after having been deported, without the required authorization by law.
In its basic form, the offense can be punished with up to two years in prison and fines.
However, when there are certain prior criminal convictions before deportation, the maximum penalties can increase to ten or even twenty years in prison, depending on the nature of those convictions and the circumstances of the case.
In the case of the Cuban detained near Eagle Pass, the Department of Justice did not specify what penalty he might face or whether his previous convictions would lead to an enhanced sentence.
The accusation of illegal reentry does not constitute a declaration of guilt. The Cuban citizen maintains the right to the presumption of innocence while the judicial process continues.
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