A federal grand jury in Huntsville has indicted nine individuals for illegal reentry into the United States after deportation and one individual for being an alien in possession of a firearm. This announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Homeland Security Investigations Atlanta Special Agent in Charge Steven N. Schrank.
The individuals charged with illegally reentering the country are Eusebio Cruz-Zurita, 29, Rufino Cristobal-Reyes, 41, Edgar Esmain Rivas-Martinez, 37, Rigoberto Tzun-Garcia, 34, Eleazar Suarez-Salinas, 42, Rodolfo Cantu-Navarrete, 45, Albert Obel Figueroa-Figueroa, 40, Juan Gomez-Marquires (also known as “Diego Torrez-Tadeo”), 33, all from Mexico or Central America.
Additionally, Karim Arguello-Barraza, 22, from Mexico has been charged with being an alien in possession of a firearm.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys from the Northern District of Alabama continue to provide regular training to attorneys and law enforcement personnel to assist in investigating and prosecuting immigration offenses at the federal level.
It is important to note that an indictment contains only charges and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.