A Mexican national previously removed has been charged with human smuggling and illegal reentry

A Mexican national previously removed by the United States has been charged in federal court with human smuggling and illegal reentry into the U.S. The human smuggling incident occurred Saturday along the New Hampshire-Canada border, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced in a press release on Monday. Reynaldo Velasco-Velasco, 36, has been charged by criminal complaint with illegal reentry of a removed alien and unlawful transportation of certain aliens. He made an initial appearance in New Hampshire federal court in Concord on Monday. According to the charging documents, on the evening of September 2, a group of individuals wearing backpacks were observed crossing the international border from Canada near Canaan, Vt.