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ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 6 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGAL RE-ENTRY
February 26, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HENRY FRANCISCO VALERIO-SOSA, age 35, a resident of Honduras, was sentenced by U. S. District Judge Martin Feldman to six (6) months imprisonment with credit for time served for illegal re-entry into the United States after previously being deported, announced U. S Attorney Jim Letten.
On November 19, 2007, HENRY FRANCISCO VALERIO-SOSA entered a guilty plea before Judge Engelhardt admitting that on July 15, 2007, he illegally re-entered the United States without the permission of the United States Attorney General or the Department of Homeland Security. The Court imposed a sentence within the recommended guidelines range. After serving the remainder of his sentence, HENRY FRANCISCO VALERIO-SOSA will be remanded to the custody of the United States Marshal’s Service to begin his deportation proceedings by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
This investigation was handled by Special Agents of the United States Border Patrol and the case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Melvin Washington.
