U.S. Attorney Teresa A. Moore | US Attorney - Western District of Missouri
U.S. Attorney Teresa A. Moore | US Attorney - Western District of Missouri
A Mexican national has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States, according to an announcement from federal authorities in Kansas City, Missouri.
Jose Raul Falcon-Reyes, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes handed down the sentence.
Falcon-Reyes was previously convicted of improper entry by an alien in 2015 and deported to Mexico that same year. He returned illegally to the United States one month after his deportation and was arrested on February 15, 2025, in Pettis County, Missouri.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes IV. The investigation was conducted by Immigration & Customs Enforcement and Enforcement & Removal Operations.
"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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