Convicted Honduran Sexual Predator Sentenced in Del Rio for Illegal Re-Entry

DEL RIO, Texas - A Honduran national was sentenced in a federal court in Del Rio to 21 months in prison for illegal re-entry.

According to court documents, Neri Farid Ardon-Calix, 30, was found hiding in a railcar near Eagle Pass on Jan. 13. He had been previously deported from the U.S. in September 2023, following a conviction and two-year prison sentence for sexual assault of a child in Houston.

Ardon-Calix pleaded guilty on April 23. U.S. District Judge Ernest Gonzalez sentenced him on Sept. 11, remarking that Ardon-Calix was a danger to the community.

U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Daisy Gonzalez prosecuted the case.

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. 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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