Honduran man deported 3 times now facing prison for illegally entering U.S.

A Honduran man who had been deported from the United States three times pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the country, according to court officials.

Ramon Orlando Alvarenga-Rodriguez, 34, of Honduras, pleaded guilty in federal court in Columbia on Monday to illegal reentry, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbia. He will be sentenced at a later date and faces up to 20 years in prison.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents located Alvarenga-Rodriguez at the Kershaw County Detention Center in February after he was arrested on unrelated charges, officials said. An investigation revealed that he is a citizen of Honduras and had been deported three times and previously convicted of improper entry. Prosecutors said he then reentered the United States without permission.

This story was originally published June 12, 2017 at 4:34 PM with the headline "Honduran man deported 3 times now facing prison for illegally entering U.S.."