Illegal Alien With Prior Deportations and Multiple Violent Felony Convictions Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

LAS VEGAS - An illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Andrew P. Gordan to 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States after having been removed from the country on two prior occasions. Chief Judge Gordan also imposed an additional four months for violating the terms of his supervised release from a prior conviction. The government recommended a combined sentence of 28 months in prison.

According to court documents and statements made during court proceedings, Josue Ivan Orozco-Becerra was found in the United States by immigration officials on January 28, 2025, after officials conducted a joint operation with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Las Vegas. Based on that operation, Orozco-Becerra now has pending charges of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances, both Fentanyl and Methamphetamine out of the U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii.

Orozco-Becerra was previously deported to Mexico on or about December 17, 2019, and April 19, 2022.

Orozco-Becerra has prior felony convictions for Conspiracy to Commit Robbery; Robbery with Use of a Deadly Weapon; Battery with Use of a Deadly Weapon; and Deported Alien Found Unlawfully in the United States. This is his second conviction for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Orozco-Becerra pleaded guilty to one count of Deported Alien Found Unlawfully in the United States. After serving his prison sentence and being held accountable for poisoning our community with Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, he will be deported to Mexico for a 3rd time.

First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Salt Lake City Field Office Director Jason Knight made the announcement.

The ICE Salt Lake City, Las Vegas Sub-Office investigated the case, and the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada prosecuted the case.

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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.

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