A Honduran citizen, Jhostin Nunez-Murcia, 36, was sentenced to time served in prison after being convicted of illegally reentering the United States following a previous deportation. The sentencing took place in Mobile, Alabama.
Court records show that Nunez-Murcia was stopped by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office on September 12, 2025, for a traffic violation. Deputies suspected he was not a U.S. citizen and contacted U.S. Border Patrol agents. It was determined that Nunez-Murcia had been removed from the country in 2012.
U.S. District Judge Terry F. Moorer imposed a sentence of time served and ordered one year of supervised release upon Nunez-Murcia’s release from prison. He will be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings and must pay $100 in special assessments.
U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama announced the sentencing.
The investigation involved several agencies: the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Mobile County Sheriff’s Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessica S. Terrill prosecuted the case for the government.
According to officials, this prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America—a nationwide effort by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations while protecting communities from violent crime.
