One person was arrested for allegedly being in the United States illegally following a traffic stop in Ripley.

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced that Jose Roberto Perez-Solis, 31, a citizen and national of Mexico, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with re-entry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Fauzia K. Mattingly, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on Tuesday Border Patrol agents encountered a vehicle during a traffic stop in Ripley. Perez-Solis, who was one of the occupants of the vehicle, had been previously ordered removed from the United States and was deported to Mexico in 2012. Perez-Solis did not have permission to return to the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

Perez-Solis made an initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder, Jr. and was detained.

The complaint is the result of an investigation by U.S. Border Patrol, under the direction of Patrol Agent-in-Charge Travis McNaughton.