Jason M. Frierson U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada
A Mexican national, Santos Esparza-Torres, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally reentering the United States after being deported five times. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge James C. Mahan.
Court documents and statements revealed that Esparza-Torres had previously been deported on October 29, 2005, September 18, 2008, September 24, 2019, January 17, 2020, and April 16, 2020. He came into ICE custody in 2024 while serving a state sentence for conspiracy to violate the uniform controlled substances act. Esparza-Torres will be eligible for parole on his state drug conviction in March of 2026 before serving his federal sentence.
Esparza-Torres pleaded guilty to one count of Deported Alien Found in the United States. This marks his second conviction for this crime; he was previously convicted in the Southern District of California in 2020.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada and Salt Lake City Field Office Director Jason Knight. The case was investigated by the ICE Salt Lake City, Las Vegas Sub-Office and prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.
The public is encouraged to report crimes and suspicious activity by calling 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or completing an online tip form.
