Miguel Solis-Morales Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry
A Mexican national was sentenced on August 20, 2026, to two years and six months in prison for returning to the U.S. after deportation.
3 reports on this incident · first at Aug 20, 2026, 11:39 a.m. ET
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Aug 20, 2026, 11:52 a.m. ET
Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry
On August 20, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt sentenced 43-year-old Mexican national Miguel Solis-Morales to two years and six months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States, according to official court documents released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida. Following the completion of his prison term, Solis-Morales will be deported back to Mexico, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced.
According to official records, Solis-Morales was convicted of sexual battery in Jacksonville on September 10, 2009, designated a sexual predator under Florida law, and sentenced to five years in state prison. Following his state prison sentence, immigration authorities removed him to Mexico in May 2015.
On February 16, 2026, Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrested Solis-Morales in Jacksonville for a violation of state probation. Records checks confirmed that he had not applied for permission from U.S. immigration authorities to lawfully reenter the country. The case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
Aug 20, 2026, 11:39 a.m. ETFirst report
Mexican National Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Reentry
On August 20, 2026, official court documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that Miguel Solis-Morales, a 43-year-old Mexican national, was sentenced to two years and six months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States. U.S. District Judge Jordan E. Pratt delivered the sentence in federal district court.
According to official court documents, Solis-Morales was convicted of sexual battery on September 10, 2009, in Jacksonville, designated a sexual predator under Florida law, and sentenced to five years in state prison. Following his state prison sentence, immigration authorities deported him to Mexico in May 2015. On February 16, 2026, the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Solis-Morales in Jacksonville for a state probation violation after finding him back in the United States. Checks confirmed he had not applied for permission to reenter.
The case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney D. Rodney Brown, with the announcement made by U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe. Official documents state that Solis-Morales will be deported back to Mexico after serving his federal prison term.
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