USA v. Garcia-Salas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 1:25-cr-20479-PCH
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
RUBEN GARCIA-SALAS,
Defendant.
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ORDER ADOPTING AND AFFIRMING R&R AND
ADJUDICATING DEFENDANT GUILTY
THIS MATTER is before the Court upon Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis’s Report and
Recommendation (“R&R”) on Change of Plea [ECF No. 22], which was entered on January 14,
2026. In the R&R, Magistrate Judge Louis found that the Defendant freely and voluntarily entered
a plea of guilty as to Count 1 of the indictment, charging him with illegal reentry after removal, in
violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a).
Magistrate Judge Louis recommends that this Court accept Defendant’s guilty plea, that
Defendant be adjudicated guilty as to Count 1 of the indictment, and that a sentencing hearing be
conducted for final disposition of this matter. Magistrate Judge Louis advises that Counsel for both
Parties indicated a preference to waive the preparation investigation report and that the
Government confirmed it will not oppose entry of a sentence to time-served. Accordingly,
Magistrate Judge Louis does not recommend a pre-sentence investigation report at this time.
The Court has reviewed Magistrate Judge Louis’s R&R, no objections have been filed, and
the time to file objections has expired. Therefore, based on a de novo review of the evidence
presented, it is hereby
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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that (1) Magistrate Judge Louis’s R&R on Change of
Plea is ADOPTED and AFFIRMED in its entirety; (2) the Court accepts Defendant’s plea of
guilty, and Defendant is hereby adjudged guilty as to Count 1 of the Indictment; and (3) a
sentencing hearing is set for Friday, January 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM before the Honorable Paul
C. Huck, at the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, 400 North Miami Avenue, 13th
Floor, Courtroom 13-2, Miami, Florida.
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida, on January 20, 2026.
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PAUL C. HUCK
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies provided to:
Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis
Counsel of record
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