Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Returning to United States after Removal

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally reentering the United States after having been previously removed.

Florencio Aburto-Feliciano, 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to one count of unlawfully returning to the United States after removal.

On May 8, 2025, Aburto-Feliciano was arrested on warrants for outstanding traffic violations by Greenwood, Missouri, Police Officers. On May 10, 2025, he was taken into custody by immigration officers at the Jackson County, Missouri detention center.

Aburto-Feliciano faces up to two years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. Chief U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips will impose sentencing on November 13, 2025.

He has been and will remain in custody pending his sentencing hearing.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Venneman. It was investigated by Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.

Operation Take Back America

These cases are 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).