Since the United States ended the so-called Title 42, officials in that country have warned that: Severe penalties that immigrants who attempt to enter illegally and end up being deported may face.
This is something you are experiencing first hand today. Colombian Jheisson Rizo Suárez is 39 years old.
As this newspaper managed to establish, Rizo Suárez just pleaded guilty in federal court in New Hampshire. on the East Coast for illegal entry into the United States after being previously deported.
The case is being handled by District Judge Landya B. McCafferty, and sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 4.
But the authorities have already said this. They will seek the highest possible penalty against the Colombian; In this case, the sentence will be 10 years in prison. plus a $250,000 fine.
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So, ten years in prison plus a quarter of a million dollars (about 1,000 million pesos) because it’s illegal in the United States.
in July 2021 Rizo Suarez arrested by Dover police in connection with apartment robbery A teenager who was alone in his home called the authorities to report that strangers had entered his home.
Subsequent investigation revealed that: Rizo Suárez was illegal and had re-entered the United States after being deported in January 2013.
(Also: Colombians are among the top immigrant groups coming to New York)
However, EL TIEMPO reviewed the files in the court system and found no case against him regarding the alleged robbery at the residence.
Its current situation, at least as reported by the authorities, This relates only to your illegal status and re-entry into the United States after deportation.
Until May of this year, Title 42 stipulated that people arrested in the United States and prosecuted through this figure initiated by President Donald Trump could be immediately deported from the country without regular processing through the immigration system.
ButThis figure neither penalizes re-entry nor includes sanctions available during the normal deportation process. In other words, a person expelled under this title could re-enter the United States as many times as he wanted without fear of harsher punishment.
However, under normal legislation or currently applicable Title 8, A person who is deported for the first time for trying to enter the United States illegally or for being illegal is automatically banned for 5 years.
(Also: Why does irregular immigration of Colombians to the United States continue to decline?)
If the person returns to the United States and is arrested again, sanctions will increase and include prison time and fines of up to 10 years and $250,000, which will now threaten Rizo Suárez.
According to Adam Isacson, an expert on migration and regional security issues at WolaThe heaviest penalties are reserved for people who are readmitted more than once or that they committed a crime while in the United States.
Likewise, there are major concerns about the increasing migration of Colombians through the so-called Darién Pass.
Since May, the United States has been waging a massive media campaign warning immigrants not only about the dangers they will face along the way, but also about the harsh penalties that await them if they break the law.
Recently, the US embassy in Bogotá published a tweet on its social networks asking Colombians not to risk their lives by going on a dangerous journey “to be deported”.
(In other matters: This is the Colombian sentenced to 27 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl in the United States)
And that includes a general message from the Department of Homeland Security that makes the situation even clearer: “When the public health order known as Title 42 expires on May 11, 2023, “The United States will once again enforce all immigration processes under Title 8.”
“In Title 8, Those who cross the border illegally will face criminal consequences, including deportation, prosecution or a five-year ban from entering the United States. Our message to those who want to come to the USA is clear: Do not believe the smugglers. Don’t risk your life by going on such a dangerous journey to get deported. “Legal immigration routes are the right way to come to the United States. Non-citizens who come to the United States without permission will continue to be deported.”
SERGIO GOMEZ MASERI
EL TIEMPO correspondent
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Source: Exame
