A Guatemalan national who was previously deported from the United States in 2018 has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for illegal reentry. This announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Jose Alejandro Morales Cordon, aged 37, came to the attention of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an automated biometric fingerprint match flagged his fingerprints in the National Crime Enforcement Center. This occurred following his arrest on state charges of assault and cyberstalking in June 2025. Morales Cordon is scheduled for arraignment in U.S. District Court on July 28, 2025.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S Attorney Julie M. White and was investigated by ICE.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that uses the resources of the Department of Justice to address illegal immigration and combat cartels and transnational criminal organizations. The operation aims to protect communities from violent crime perpetrators by streamlining efforts through the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
It is important to note that a federal indictment is merely an accusation, and a defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
