A Mexican national, Luis Simon Acevedo-Rodriguez, has pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being deported multiple times and having felony convictions. The plea was entered in Jackson, Mississippi.
Court documents reveal that on March 17, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol Agents stopped a vehicle on Interstate 20 in Rankin County. During this stop, Acevedo-Rodriguez admitted to being a Mexican citizen without legal permission to be in the United States. Following his arrest, fingerprint scans matched him with previous immigration records. His criminal history includes three convictions in the Western District of Texas: one for improper entry by an alien and two for illegal reentry after deportation.
Acevedo-Rodriguez has been formally removed from the U.S. three times before this incident. He is now facing sentencing on September 8, 2025, with a potential maximum penalty of ten years in prison. The final sentence will be determined by a federal district court judge considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The announcement was made by Acting U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Lemon of the Southern District of Mississippi; Eric P. DeLaune, Special Agent-in-Charge for Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans; and Adam M. Calderon, Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.
The investigation was conducted by the United States Border Patrol with support from the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kimberly T. Purdie is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative under Executive Order 14159 established during President Trump’s administration to combat illegal immigration and transnational crime through joint efforts led by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security.
