Convicted drug dealer and Mexican national sentenced for illegal reentry into the United States

U.S. Attorney Darin Smith announced today that Jorge Saavedra-Delgado, 42, of Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced to 33 months' imprisonment with one year of supervised release for illegal reentry into the U.S.

According to court documents, on June 28, 2025, the defendant, a citizen of Mexico, was contacted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while he was in the Lincoln County Jail after being arrested on state charges for interference with a peace officer and other offenses. In April 2011, the defendant was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Wyoming for the distribution of methamphetamine and for illegal reentry of a previously deported alien into the U.S. The defendant was sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment for the drug offense and 24 months of imprisonment for the illegal reentry offense.

ICE agents determined that the defendant had not applied for permission to reenter the U.S. after being formally removed in March 2015. ICE investigated the crime, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Cameron J. Cook prosecuted the case. U.S. District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl imposed the sentence on Dec. 16 in Cheyenne. Case No. 25-CR-00106

"We fully support ICE's efforts to identify, locate, prosecute, and remove convicted felons who are in the United States illegally," said U.S. Attorney Darin Smith.

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, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Project Safe Neighborhoods.