Aggravated Felon Sentenced To Prison For Illegal Reentry Into The United States

Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Luis Bernardo Gonzalez-Martinez (29, Mexico) to 15 months in federal prison for illegal reentry after deportation, subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction.        

Gonzalez-Martinez pleaded guilty on July 25, 2017.

According to court documents, Gonzalez-Martinez, a Mexican citizen, was convicted of burglary on May 26, 2009, and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment before being removed from the United States on or about June 12, 2012, and again on June 17, 2013. On April 1, 2017, immigration officers encountered Gonzalez-Martinez, a confirmed member of the Sureños (Sur 13) street gang, back in the United States illegally when he was arrested for possession of marijuana. 

“Our communities are safer today with this criminal gang member behind bars,” said Marc J. Moore, field office director for the Miami Field Office of ERO. “This case highlights ICE’s priorities on the arrest and removal of national security and public safety threats, as has been emphasized by our leadership.”

This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations and U.S. Custom and Border Protection’s Border Patrol. It was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Christina R. Downes, on assignment from the Office of Principal Legal Advisor, ICE, in the Middle District of Florida.