Mexican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry After Removal Following a Conviction for an Aggravated Felony

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Mexican national has been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States.

Marcos Martinez-Jimenez, 42, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry after deportation for an aggravated felony and was sentenced to 25 months' imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays on September 17, 2025.

According to court documents, on February 11, 2025, Martinez-Jimenez was arrested in Kansas City, Missouri, by Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Enforcement & Removal Operations following a vehicle stop. Martinez-Jimenez was previously convicted of Aggravated Indecent Liberties with a Child Under 14 in Johnson County, Kansas in 2007. In that case, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 61 months' and upon completion of that sentence he was deported to Mexico in 2011.

This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brent Venneman. It was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), Chicago Field Office, Kansas City Sub-Office.

Operation Take Back America

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).