Defendant Pleads Guilty To Unlawful Reentry

MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Basilio Antonio-Hernandez, age 40, entered a guilty plea to one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien.

The Indictment alleged that on May 26, 2024, Antonio-Hernandez, an alien, was found in the United States without the express consent of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security after having been previously deported and removed on three prior occasions.

The charges arose from an investigation by the Heavener Police Department and the Enforcement and Removal Operations branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division.

The Honorable Jason Robinson, U.S. Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report. Antonio-Hernandez will remain in the custody of the United States Marshal Service pending sentencing.

Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Flanigan represented the United States.