ORDER

ANN D. MONTGOMERY, District Judge.

On September 18, 2015, Defendant Aide Ochoa-Alapisco ("Ochoa-Alapisco") was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment for her role in a narcotics trafficking organization. See Sentencing J. [Docket No. 280]. On September 2, 2016, Ochoa-Alapisco filed a Motion to Vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 [Docket No. 325], arguing that she was entitled to a minor participant reduction based on United States Sentencing Guideline § 3B1.2. Her Motion was denied. See Mem. Op. Order [Docket No. 330]. On December 9, 2016, Ochoa-Alapisco filed a Motion for Reconsideration to Modify a Sentence [Docket No. 332], again arguing that she was entitled to the minor participant reduction. That Motion was also denied. See Order [Docket No. 333].

On January 29, 2018, Ochoa-Alapisco filed a Motion for Minor Role [Docket No. 334]. In this Motion, Ochoa-Alapisco again argues that she is entitled to a minor participant reduction. The current circumstances, however, remain unchanged from when Ochoa-Alapisco's previous requests were denied.1 Ochoa-Alapisco also states that her imprisonment has been extremely difficult for her family, and requests an order granting her release to ease her familial hardship. Although the Court is sympathetic to the familial strain often brought about by imprisonment, such hardship is not grounds for ordering Ochoa-Alapisco's release. Accordingly, Ochoa-Alapisco's Motion for Minor Role is denied.

Based upon the foregoing, and all the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Aide Ochoa-Alapisco's Motion for Minor Role [Docket No. 334] is DENIED.