Mexican National Sentenced to Over 3 Months for Illegally Reentering the United States

Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on December 17, 2025, Samuel Alfaro-Sanchez, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced by United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 3 months and 20 days' imprisonment. Alfaro-Sanchez previously pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been found in the District of Vermont on August 13, 2025, without any lawful status to be in the country.

According to court records, Alfaro-Sanchez, illegally entered the United States on numerous prior occasions. In 2008, Alfaro-Sanchez voluntarily returned to Mexico after having been apprehended near Tucson, Arizona. In 2018, Alfaro-Sanchez was removed from the United States twice after having been apprehended first near Paso Del Norte, Texas in March and then again near Sasabe, Arizona in July. In 2019, Alfaro-Sanchez was again removed from the United States after having been apprehended near El Paso, Texas. In 2020, Alfaro-Sanchez was expelled from the United States twice in September after having been apprehended on two separate occasions near Douglas, Arizona. In 2021, Alfaro-Sanchez was expelled from the United States after having been apprehended near Douglas, Arizona.

First Assistant United States Attorney Michael P. Drescher commended the investigatory efforts of the United States Border Patrol.

The case was prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Charles W. Kirkham. Alfaro-Sanchez was represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Charles N. Curlett, Jr.

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.