A federal grand jury in Toledo, Ohio, has indicted four individuals on charges of illegal reentry after removal from the United States. The indictments, returned on December 17, allege that the defendants were found in the Northern District of Ohio without approval for readmission from either the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary for Homeland Security.
The four individuals charged are Anastacio Escobar-Roblero, 33, a citizen of Mexico; Nixion Lopez-Peralta, 28, a citizen of Honduras; Wilson Lux-Solis (also known as Jose Roberto Lemus-Solis), 25, a citizen of Guatemala; and Manuel Lux-Tum, 51, also a citizen of Guatemala. Each had previously been removed from the United States at least once before being located in various counties across Northwestern Ohio earlier this month.
Escobar-Roblero was most recently removed on September 24, 2013 and was found in Huron (Erie County) on December 5. Lopez-Peralta was last removed on February 10, 2020 and located in Toledo (Lucas County) on December 1. Lux-Solis’s latest removal occurred October 2, 2019; he and Lux-Tum—who was last removed March 9, 2016—were both found in Upper Sandusky (Wyandot County) on December 10.
The U.S. Border Patrol’s Sandusky Bay Station conducted investigations leading to these indictments. Assistant United States Attorneys Matthew Simko and Frank Spryszak are prosecuting these cases for the Northern District of Ohio.
“These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime,” according to officials.
Officials noted that an indictment is an allegation only and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
