Mexican National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering United States

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Mexican National illegally residing in the Springfield, Mo. area, was sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after being convicted of a prior felony.

Pedro Lopez-Dominguez, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Megan Benton to eight months imprisonment and one year of supervised release.

On Jan. 18, 2026, Greene County Missouri Sheriff's Deputies arrested Lopez-Dominguez during a traffic stop for erratic and intoxicated driving. After the arrest, authorities learned that Lopez-Dominguez had an outstanding arrest warrant from Taney County, Missouri, for a previous criminal offense and failing to appear before that court. Upon determining that Lopez-Dominguez was illegally within the United States, local law enforcement contacted agents with the Department of Homeland Security - Immigration Customs Enforcement (HSI-ICE). Agents responded and determined Lopez-Dominguez was illegally in the United States and had illegally entered the United States in violation of federal immigration law on at least five previous occasions.

Lopez-Dominguez was previous convicted for illegal entry into the United States as a previously removed alien in 2019.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Carney. It was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations, and the Greene County Missouri Sheriff's Department.

Operation Take Back America

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.