Immigration News Update

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You are subscribed to Immigration news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Mexican Citizen with Green Card Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Sabino Diaz-Silva, a Mexican citizen with Lawful Permanent Resident status, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison for distributing four kilograms of pure methamphetamine on three separate occasions. Twice-Removed Illegal Alien Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison For Illegal Reentry And Unlawful Firearm Possession 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Guatemalan National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry and Failure to Register as a Sex Offender 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Ocala, Florida – Jairon Michael Juarez-Gomez (36, Guatemala) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber to 18 months in federal prison for illegal reentry by a previously deported alien and failure to register as a sex offender. Juarez entered a guilty plea on October 22, 2025. Illegal alien sentenced for gun trafficking in Eastern District of Texas 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST An illegal alien has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering U.S. 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST MARCOS ISMALEJ IXPANCOC, also known as Marcos Hernandez Lopez and Jose Ernandez, 39, a citizen of Guatemala recently residing in Stamford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 30 days of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. Guatemalan national pleads guilty to illegally reentering United States 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST CINCINNATI – A Guatemalan man who was twice convicted in Warren County of sex crimes involving minors pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to illegally reentering the United States.   Owner of Money Service Business Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced for Conspiring to Launder Drug Proceeds 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST A Guatemalan national unlawfully residing in the United States was sentenced to federal prison today for laundering money for drug traffickers in the Portland metropolitan area through her money service business La Popular. Mexican Felon Sentenced to 32 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Multiple Firearms, Selling Methamphetamine 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST Ricardo Mujica-Calderon, a Mexican felon, was sentenced to 384 months in federal prison for selling methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and illegal re-entry into the United States. CONVICTED HUMAN TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE UNITED STATES 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Edwin Joel Martinez-Cruz, also known as "Edwin Joel Ibarras-Ardon" and "Edwin Ibarra," 38, of Nicaragua, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry into the United States.  MEXICAN NATIONAL SENTENCED TO SIXTEEN MONTHS IN PRISON FOLLOWING ARMED STANDOFF WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – Camerino Perez Perez, a/k/a "Squirrel," 42, of Mexico, was sentenced to sixteen months in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition by an alien unlawfully in the United States.  Illegal Alien, Previously Deported Three Times, Charged in Arranging Sexual Contact with a Child and Re-Entry to U.S. 01/20/2026 07:00 AM EST Felipe Contreras-Varillas, 31, a Mexican citizen who has been previously deported three times, was charged in a complaint unsealed today in U.S. District Court with unlawful re-entry after removal from the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.  Honduran Citizen Residing Illegally in Greenbrier County Pleads Guilty to Immigration Crime 01/20/2026 07:00 AM EST Illegal Alien Sentenced to Almost Three Years for Returning to North Carolina 01/20/2026 07:00 AM EST Guatemalan National Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Family Hostage Taking Conspiracy 01/20/2026 07:00 AM EST Edwin Alfredo Barrientos-Mateo was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison for alien smuggling and hostage taking.

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