Four individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Ohio for illegal reentry after removal from the United States. The indictments, returned on December 17, charge each individual under Title 8 U.S. Code 1326 for being present in the country without consent from the U.S. Attorney General or Secretary for Homeland Security.
The four defendants 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, and Manuel Lux-Tum, 51—both citizens of Guatemala. According to authorities:
– Escobar-Roblero was most recently removed from the U.S. on September 24, 2013 and 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 was last removed on October 2, 2019 and discovered in Upper Sandusky (Wyandot County) on December 10.
– Lux-Tum was previously removed March 9, 2016 and also found in Upper Sandusky on December 10.
U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Sandusky Bay Station led the investigations into these cases.
Assistant United States Attorneys Matthew Simko and Frank Spryszak are prosecuting all four cases for the Northern District of Ohio.
“An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
These actions fall under Operation Take Back America—a national effort by the Department of Justice aimed at countering illegal immigration and eliminating transnational criminal organizations.
