NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) — Five people in Northwest Florida who were found to be in the country illegally were convicted in August, according to the Department of Justice.
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The five individuals had previously been removed from the country and were found to be back in the United States without permission or approval, according to a DOJ news release.
The five people convicted include:
- Honduran national Wilson Omar Hernandez-Ramos, who was removed in August 2018, was found in Escambia County in April 2025.
- Mexican national Juan Martinez-Hernandez, who was removed in November 2013, 2017, and May 2022. He was found in Santa Rosa County in April 2025.
- Guatemalan national Maximo Solis-Xec, who was removed in August 2018, was found in Santa Rosa County in May 2025.
- Honduran national Joel Coto-Mendoza, who was previously removed in May 2023, was found in Escambia County in May 2025.
- Honduran national Francis Cantor-Garcia, who was previously removed in June 2014, November 2014, and January 2015. She was found in Escambia County in July 2025.
“Each of these offenders had been previously deported for illegally entering our country — some, multiple times — and each knowingly and intentionally violated our national immigration laws yet again because they thought they could get away with it. Wrong,” said U.S. Attorney John Heekin.
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“My office is committed to aggressively prosecuting these crimes in fulfillment of the promise made by President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America by making the enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws a top priority.”…