The federal department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement took custody Thursday of a man from Honduras who was arrested Feb. 19 along Interstate 80 in Clarion County.
Joel Nasera Chirinos, 37, was released from the Clarion County jail into the custody of ICE officials.
Clarion state police said Chirinos was stopped by state police trooper Tate Allison for a traffic violation Feb. 19 on I-80 in Clarion Township.
Chirinos was taken into custody and charged with identity theft, making a false report to a law enforcement officer and two traffic violations.
A routine records check determined Chirinos had recently been deported and had re-entered the country, police said.
Chirinos was placed in the Clarion County jail on $10,000 bond and an immigration detainer.
Chirinos pleaded guilty Tuesday to the two traffic violations, and the other charges were withdrawn with the approval of Clarion County assistant district attorney Drew Welsh.
In lieu of fines, district judge Duane Quinn sentenced Chirinos to serve seven days in the Clarion County jail. He was credited with seven days of time served but was held at the jail on the ICE detainer.
Available court records don’t indicate on what grounds Chirinos was previously deported from the country.