Mexican Illegal Alien Indicted for Illegal Re-Entry of Removed Alien, with Enhanced Penalty for Prior Felony Convictions

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA –  ANDRES TOVAR-MERCADO (“TOVAR-MERCADO”), age 39, a native of Mexico, was indicted on September 3, 2026, for illegal re-entry of a removed alien, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a) and 1326(b)(2), announced U.S. Attorney David I. Courcelle.