Illegal alien sentenced to 10 months in prison for immigration offense

CINCINNATI – A Honduran national who was arrested in Hamilton County for stealing products from a local Kroger was sentenced in federal court here today to 10 months in prison for illegally reentering the United States.

According to court documents, in August 2024, Jorge Alberto Marroquin Membrano, 47, was arrested locally under an alias and fingerprinted at the county jail.

The defendant is an alien without legal status in the United States and has been previously removed on numerous occasions. He has three prior convictions for illegal reentry.

Membrano pleaded guilty in December 2024.

Kelly A. Norris, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Jared Murphey, acting Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Detroit, announced the sentence imposed today by U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. McFarland. Assistant United States Attorney Danielle E. Margeaux is representing the United States in this case.

This case was investigated and prosecuted by the Southern District of Ohio Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) as part of Operation Take Back America. HSTFs, which were established by President Trump in Executive Order 14159, Protecting the American People Against Invasion, are joint operations led by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. Operation Take Back America is a nationwide federal 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).

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