PHILADELPHIA, PA — A Honduran national residing unlawfully in Philadelphia pleaded guilty this week to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, United States Attorney David Metcalf announced.
Marvin Enrique Pena-Portillo, 38, entered his guilty plea on Monday, July 14, before United States District Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg. He was arrested in April and formally charged in June.
According to court records and statements, on April 15, 2025, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) apprehended Pena-Portillo for immigration violations. During the arrest, officers found a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol concealed in his waistband…