SIX ILLEGAL ALIENS CONVICTED IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR ILLEGALLY REENTERING THE COUNTRY AFTER PRIOR REMOVALS

GAINESVILLE & PENSACOLA - United States Attorney John P. Heekin announced today that six previously deported aliens were recently convicted for illegal reentry into the United States.

According to court records, the defendants had each been previously removed due to being unlawfully present in the country and thereafter illegally reentered without seeking the necessary permission or approval from the United States. The illegal aliens convicted in August include:

• Wilson Omar Hernandez-Ramos, a citizen of Honduras, who was previously removed in August 2018. He was encountered in Escambia County on April 19, 2025.
• Noe Flores Vasquez, a citizen of Honduras, who was previously removed in November 2013, November 2017, and May 2022. He was encountered in Alachua County on July 17, 2025.
• Juan Martinez-Hernandez, a Mexican national, who was previously removed in October 2017 and November 2022. He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on April 11, 2025.
• Maximo Solis-Xec, a citizen of Guatemala, who was previously removed in August 2018. He was encountered in Santa Rosa County on May 21, 2025.
• Joel Coto-Mendoza, a citizen of Honduras, who was previously removed in May 2023. He was encountered in Escambia County on May 20, 2025.
• Francis Cantor-Garcia, a citizen of Honduras, who was previously removed in June 2014, November 2014, and January 2015. She was encountered in Escambia County on July 19, 2025.

U.S. Attorney Heekin said: "Each of these offenders had been previously deported for illegally entering our country - some, multiple times - and each knowingly and intentionally violated our national immigration laws yet again because they thought they could get away with it. Wrong. My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting these crimes in fulfillment of the promise made by President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America by making the enforcement of our nation's immigration laws a top priority."

The cases were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations, with assistance from several state and local partners. Assistant United States Attorneys Adam Hapner, Jenna H. Callahan, Walter Narramore, Jeffrey M. Tharp, and Brooke DiSalvo prosecuted the cases.

The cases are part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline ) 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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