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Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Unlawful Re-entry

According to official court records, a Mexican native with a prior sexual assault conviction was sentenced on Wednesday for unlawfully re-entering the United States.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 8:51 a.m. ET
Official records from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois show that Ramon Salgado-Delgadillo, 38, a native of Mexico, was on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge John F. Kness to 18 months in federal prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after removal. The sentence is to be followed by one year of court-supervised release, and the conviction subjects Salgado-Delgadillo to removal from the United States. Salgado-Delgadillo pleaded guilty in federal court in February 2026 to one count of unlawful reentry after removal. Official records state he was found unlawfully present in Chicago on Nov. 5, 2023, eight months after being deported to Mexico. His deportation followed a felony sexual assault conviction in the Circuit Court of Cook County, for which he was to four years in state prison. The sentence was announced on August 7, 2026, by U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Acting Field Office Director Frank Padula. In a sentencing memorandum, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jill J. Bhalakia noted that Salgado-Delgadillo had failed to register as a sex offender following his return.

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