Miguel Reyes Estrada, a 43-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt on July 14 to 37 months in federal prison for illegal reentry by a previously removed alien. Estrada pleaded guilty on March 16.
According to court documents, Estrada had been deported from the United States three times before reentering the country in 2021. After his return, he was convicted of state drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. In 2022, Estrada was convicted in the Southern District of Florida for illegal reentry and subsequently removed to Mexico in May 2023.
On January 19, 2026, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office notified U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that Estrada had returned to the United States and was in custody on an unrelated charge. He was then indicted for illegal reentry by a previously removed alien.
The case was investigated by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Richard L. Lasseter.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, described as a nationwide initiative utilizing Department of Justice resources with goals including addressing illegal immigration, eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protecting communities from violent crime.