Ersy Gregorio Umanzor Lopez, a 33-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States. The sentencing took place in Muskogee, Oklahoma, according to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Lopez was found unlawfully present in Bryan County, Oklahoma. He pleaded guilty on January 5, 2026, to one count of unlawful reentry of a removed alien. Investigators reported that on November 17, 2025, Lopez was discovered in the United States without having obtained permission from the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission after being previously removed on three occasions: September 8, 2017; October 20, 2017; and January 12, 2018.
The investigation was conducted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America. The initiative uses resources from the Department of Justice with goals including countering illegal immigration and eliminating transnational criminal organizations.
The sentencing hearing was overseen by Senior U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lewis M. Reagan and Jonathan E. Soverly represented the government during proceedings.
