Toledo, Ohio – Five individuals from Honduras and Mexico are facing federal charges for violating U.S. immigration laws after being apprehended in different cities across northern Ohio. A federal grand jury returned indictments this week, with charges ranging from illegal reentry to possession of fraudulent identification documents.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Marcos Bardales-Lopez, 26; Rigoberto Gomez-Arguijo, 45; and Oscar Mendoza, 52 — all citizens of Honduras — were charged with illegal reentry after removal, a violation of Title 8 U.S. Code 1326. Each was found in the United States without proper authorization or the consent of either the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, following previous deportations.
Bardales-Lopez was discovered in Maumee, Ohio (Lucas County) on January 12, after previously being deported on December 6, 2019. Gomez-Arguijo was located in Marion (Marion County) on January 8, with his most recent removal occurring on October 28, 2010. Mendoza, also found in Maumee on January 12, had been deported most recently on January 17, 2008…