Illegal Alien With Multiple Deportations and Violent Felony Convictions Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

LAS VEGAS - A Mexican national was sentenced today by United States District Judge Richard F. Boulware to 51 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally reentering the United States after having been removed from the country on three prior occasions.

According to court documents and statements made during court proceedings, on April 29, 2024, Miguel Antonio Murillo-Ramos was found in the United States after he was previously deported to Mexico on January 17, 2015, April 10, 2019, and November 1, 2023.

Murillo-Ramos has two prior convictions for illegally reentering the United States after being deported from 2017 and 2020. Both convictions were from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Murillo-Ramos also has felony convictions for Robbery, and Assault with a Deadly Weapon from the Eighth Judicial District Court, Clark County, Nevada.

Murillo-Ramos pleaded guilty to one count of Deported Alien Found in the United States. After serving his prison sentence, he will be deported to Mexico for a fourth time.

First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Salt Lake City Acting Field Office Director Alejandro Almeida made the announcement.

The ICE Salt Lake City, Las Vegas Sub-Office investigated the case; and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada prosecuted the case.

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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.

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