Indiana Federal Court Sentences Two Men for Felony Illegal Reentry
HSI investigations with local police led to guilty pleas, with supervised release activating only if either man is in the U.S. during the next year.
Overview
- On December 12, U.S. District Judge Philip P. Simon sentenced Esteban Quino-Rosas, 45, to time served and one year of supervised release after his guilty plea.
- Felipe Bautista-Ramirez, 29, received a six-month prison term and one year of supervised release following his guilty plea to illegal reentry.
- Both sentences anticipate subsequent removal proceedings, and the supervised-release terms take effect only if the defendants remain in or return to the United States during that period.
- Homeland Security Investigations led both cases, receiving assistance from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department in the Quino-Rosas case and the Hobart Police Department in the Bautista-Ramirez case.
- Court records note prior removals for each man—Quino-Rosas in 2012 and Bautista-Ramirez in May and September 2024—which the judge cited in addressing repeat violations.