TWENTY-TWO ILLEGAL ALIENS CONVICTED IN THE MONTH OF JULY FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE COUNTRY AFTER PRIOR REMOVALS

TALLAHASSEE & PENSACOLA – United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today that 22 previously deported aliens were recently convicted for illegal reentry into the United States.

According to court records, the defendants had each been previously removed due to being unlawfully present in the country, and illegally reentered without seeking the necessary permission or approval from the United States.

• Oscar Alva-Cabrera, a Mexican national, was previously removed in May 2024.  He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on May 20, 2025.
• Fredy Bravo Galvez, a Mexican national, was previously removed in March 2013 and March 2020.  He was encountered in Tallahassee on June 14, 2025.
• Ofelia Caal-Chub, a Guatemalan national, was previously removed in December 2021.  She was encountered in Madison County on June 2, 2025.
• Jose Choc, a Guatemalan national, was previously removed in January 2018.  He was encountered in Leon County on May 17, 2025.
• Luis Funez-Gomez, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in September 2008.  He was encountered in Tallahassee on May 29, 2025.
• Juan Gomez Perez, a Mexican national, was previously removed in September 2022.  He was encountered in Tallahassee on May 29, 2025.
• Roberto Gonzales-Coto, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in June 2004.  He was encountered in Pensacola on May 20, 2025.
• Olegario Guzman-Mayo, a Mexican national, was previously removed in June 2019, August 2019, May 2022, and October 2022.   He was encountered in Escambia County on May 2, 2025.
• Juan Carlos Hernandez Vallejos, a citizen of Nicaragua, was previously removed in 2006, twice in 2014, and again in 2015. He was encountered in Tallahassee on May 29, 2025.
• Jose Larios-Cortez, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in November 2014.  He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on April 27, 2025.
• Juan Rodolfo Martinez-Hernandez, a Mexican national, was previously removed in 2017 and in 2022. He was encountered in Pace on April 11, 2025.
• Elin Martinez-Lemus, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in June 2013 and December 2017.  He was encountered in Pensacola on February 22, 2025.
• Baltazar R. Mixteco-Temaxtle, a Mexican national, was previously removed in December 2011 and August 2012.  He was encountered in Pensacola on March 15, 2025.
• Jose Alfredo Morales-Huerta, a Mexican national, was previously removed in March 2019.  He was encountered in Escambia County on June 10, 2025.
• Jose Luis Morales-Huerta, a Mexican national, was previously removed in November 2018.  He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on May 26, 2025.
• Cevero Enrique Ordonez, a Guatemalan national, was previously removed in February 2014.  He was encountered in Pensacola on May 20, 2025.
• Wilmer Pelico Elias, a Guatemalan national, was previously removed in October 2018 and August 2023.  He was encountered in Pensacola on May 14, 2025.
• Herixson Rodriguez-Perez, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in June 2014 and July 2019.  He was encountered in Pensacola on May 11, 2025.
• Cecilio Sic-Garcia, a Guatemalan national, was previously removed in October 2019 and February 2020.  He was encountered in Panama City Beach on May 6, 2025.
• Jose Villanueva, a citizen of Honduras, was previously removed in January 2013 and December 2020.  He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on April 28, 2025.
• Juan Hurtado-Solano, a Mexican national, was previously removed in August 2012 and September 2012. He was encountered in Tallahassee on May 29, 2025.
• Candido Hurtado-Solano, a Mexican national, was previously removed in August 2012 and September 2012. He was encountered in Tallahassee on May 29, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “You will see a pattern in many of these cases: aliens who continue to return this country believing they will not face criminal consequences for violating our immigration laws. President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have promised to Take Back America by making the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws a top priority, and my office will aggressively pursue these cases to ensure that those who continue to illegally enter our country are prosecuted and swiftly removed.”

The cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, with assistance from several state and local partners.  Assistant United States Attorneys Jennifer H. Callahan, Brooke DiSalvo, Jessica Etherton, Alicia Forbes, Justin M. Keen, James McCain, Eric Mountin, Walter Narramore, Jeffrey Tharp, and Eric Welch prosecuted the cases.

The cases are part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline ) 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 (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices that serve as the nation’s principal litigators under the direction of the Attorney General.  To access public court documents online, please visit the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website. For more information about the United States Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.