A Guatemalan citizen, Carlos Egberto Jimenez-Tun, also known as Carlos Egberto-Jimenez, has been charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported. The announcement was made by David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
According to court documents and statements presented in court, Jimenez was first encountered by U.S. Border Patrol in Texas in April 2019 during an investigation into criminal alien smuggling. Authorities determined that he was in the country illegally and deported him to Guatemala in July 2019. In September of the same year, Jimenez was again found by Border Patrol agents in Texas, arrested for illegal presence, and subsequently deported a second time in November 2019.
After his second removal from the U.S., Jimenez is alleged to have unlawfully reentered the country. Between November 2023 and October 2025, he faced multiple arrests and convictions in Connecticut Superior Court on charges including larceny, failure to appear in court, interfering and resisting arrest, and violating probation.
Jimenez was taken into custody on January 14, 2026, by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations following his release from state custody in Bridgeport. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Dave Vatti and was ordered detained pending further proceedings.
If convicted of unlawful reentry after removal or deportation—a federal offense—Jimenez could face up to two years in prison.
U.S. Attorney Sullivan emphasized: “a complaint is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. Charges are only allegations and a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The investigation is being led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Neeraj N. Patel is prosecuting the case.
This prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a national initiative coordinated by the Department of Justice aimed at addressing illegal immigration issues as well as targeting cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
