4-time removed, twice convicted criminal alien sentenced to 1+ year for illegal reentry

FORT MYERS, Fla. – An investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led to Tomas Juarez-Santos, 45, a four-time removed criminal illegal alien from Mexico with two prior convictions for illegal reentry after deportation, being sentenced March 11 to more than a year in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States.

Juarez-Santos, previously convicted in 2010 and 2019 for illegal reentry, pleaded guilty in December 2024.

Juarez-Santos was arrested in Collier County on state criminal charges Sept. 3, 2024, and found to be present in the U.S. without legal authorization.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick L. Darcey.