Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Time Served in Prison

MOBILE, AL – A Mexican national was sentenced today to time served in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously having been deported.

According to court documents, on October 18, 2025, Gulf Shores Police Department (GSPD) responded to a “shots fired” call and determined that Hernandez-Modesto, 38, had discharged a firearm multiple times. Following his arrest, GSPD contacted Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement who determined that Hernandez-Modesto had previously been removed from the United States in 2020.

At sentencing, Judge Dubose imposed the time served sentence of incarceration and a one-year term of supervised release upon his future release. Upon his release from prison, Hernandez-Modesto is to be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings.  Hernandez-Modesto was ordered to pay $100 in special assessments.

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

The Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and the Gulf Shores Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney John P. Hutchins III 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.