San Juan, P.R. –Three citizens of the Dominican Republic appeared today before federal District Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez facing charges for violation of immigration law after entering illegally into the island.
The
three defendants are Jesus Mambrux, 26, also known as José R.
Paulino-Ramírez; Maria Encarnación-Tejada, 40, also known as Maria
Encarnación- Castillo and Margari Nurys Castillo-Pujols; and Oscar
Cordones, 27.
In the hearing, the
defendants were charged with entering the U.S. at any time or place
other than as designated by immigration officers. Defendant Mambrux was
also charged with re-entry of a previously removed alien.
The defendants belonged to a group of 12 aliens that landed Dec. 20 on Mona Island, on board a 22 ft. makeshift vessel, or yola.
Park
rangers of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental
Resources contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection for assistance
and immigration processing.
A CBP
helicopter from the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch transported Border
Patrol agents to conduct the appropriate immigration interviews. The CBP
helicopter transported all the aliens from Mona Island to the Ramey
Border Patrol station for further processing.
Agents
interviewed the aliens, checked their fingerprints and verified their
criminal and immigration history. Defendants Mambrux, Encarnación and
Castillo had previous immigration encounters and were removed to the
Dominican Republic.
The immigration record for defendant Mambrux revealed that an immigration judge formally removed him in 2007.
The remaining nine aliens were removed to the Dominican Republic.
CBP
presented the case to the immigration unit of the U.S. Attorney’s
office for the District of Puerto Rico for prosecution. Special U.S.
Attorney Russell Booker III will prosecute the case.
Defendant Mambrux faces a fine or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
The other two alien defendants face a fine or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
San Juan, P.R. –Three citizens of the Dominican Republic appeared today before federal District Magistrate Judge Marcos Lopez facing charges for violation of immigration law after entering illegally into the island.
The
three defendants are Jesus Mambrux, 26, also known as José R.
Paulino-Ramírez; Maria Encarnación-Tejada, 40, also known as Maria
Encarnación- Castillo and Margari Nurys Castillo-Pujols; and Oscar
Cordones, 27.
In the hearing, the
defendants were charged with entering the U.S. at any time or place
other than as designated by immigration officers. Defendant Mambrux was
also charged with re-entry of a previously removed alien.
The defendants belonged to a group of 12 aliens that landed Dec. 20 on Mona Island, on board a 22 ft. makeshift vessel, or yola.
Park
rangers of the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental
Resources contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection for assistance
and immigration processing.
A CBP
helicopter from the Caribbean Air and Marine Branch transported Border
Patrol agents to conduct the appropriate immigration interviews. The CBP
helicopter transported all the aliens from Mona Island to the Ramey
Border Patrol station for further processing.
Agents
interviewed the aliens, checked their fingerprints and verified their
criminal and immigration history. Defendants Mambrux, Encarnación and
Castillo had previous immigration encounters and were removed to the
Dominican Republic.
The immigration record for defendant Mambrux revealed that an immigration judge formally removed him in 2007.
The remaining nine aliens were removed to the Dominican Republic.
CBP
presented the case to the immigration unit of the U.S. Attorney’s
office for the District of Puerto Rico for prosecution. Special U.S.
Attorney Russell Booker III will prosecute the case.
Defendant Mambrux faces a fine or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.
The other two alien defendants face a fine or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the
Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and
protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of
entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out
of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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