Illegal Immigrant Sentenced For Reentering the United States

MOBILE, AL – A Mexican national was sentenced on May 8, 2025, for illegally reentering the United States after previously having been deported.

According to court documents, Francisco Torres-Ambrocio, 46, was encountered by agents from the United States Border Patrol during a traffic stop. The agents found that he had been previously removed from the United States twice in 2016. Torres-Ambrocio was convicted of Illegal Entry in 2016 and also has a DUI conviction from 2009.

At sentencing, Judge DuBose imposed a time-served sentence and a 1-year term of supervised release upon his future release. Torres-Ambrocio had been in custody since his arrest on March 4, 2025.  Upon his release from prison, Torres-Ambrocio is to be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings. Torres-Ambrocio was ordered to pay $100 in special assessments.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The United States Border Patrol investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmy L. Thomas prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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.