Two men from Honduras have been arrested and charged with illegal reentry into the United States, according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo for the Western District of New York. Arlen Saul Castillo, 29, and Jonathan Esteban Osario Lopez, 32, were taken into custody following a traffic stop in Lancaster on October 8, 2025.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Smith said that during the stop on Central Avenue, neither man had identification or a driver’s license. Both admitted they were in the country without valid immigration documents permitting them to remain. Further investigation revealed that Castillo had previously been removed from the United States in December 2011, while Osario Lopez was removed twice—once in August 2013 and again in December 2013.
Both individuals appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr., where they were detained pending further proceedings.
The charges stem from Operation Take Back America, which is described as “a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.”
If convicted of illegal reentry, each defendant faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
“The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty,” according to authorities.
