Guatemalan Illegal Alien Guilty of Illegal Re-Entry, Faces Enhanced Sentence for Prior Felony Conviction

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle announced today that NERI OSBELI ARGUETA-CHUN (“ARGUETA-CHUN”), age 33, a native of Guatemala, pleaded guilty on May 14, 2026 for illegal reentry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a) and Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(b)(1). His sentencing is set before U.S. District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown on September 3, 2026.