Three Mexican men who entered the U.S. illegally were recently sentenced in federal court.
Marco Antonio Contreras-Delira was sentenced Dec. 15 to time served, 31 days, and remanded to the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
Contreras-Delira, 40, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of illegal reentry.
Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided over all three cases.
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As of 5:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Contreras-Delira was still in the Cascade County Adult Detention Center, where he’d been held for 32 days and six hours at that point, according to Cascade County Attorney Josh Racki.
The government alleged in court documents that on Nov. 14, law enforcement encountered three individuals in a vehicle near Froid, including Contreras-Delira. The individuals presented Mexican identifications and admitted they were in the U.S. illegally.
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Contreras-Delira was transported to the Plentywood Border Patrol Station for processing. Record checks confirmed he had been issued several final orders of removal and had been removed from the U.S. once previously, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
On Dec. 28, 2007, Contreras-Delira was given a final order of removal and removed in December 2009. He had an active warrant at the time of his arrest in 2007. After paying his fine, authorities released him and he absconded to Texas where he was eventually arrested. He was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol on Feb. 1, 2004, in Bartow County, Ga., according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
Border Patrol agents interviewed Contreras-Delira on Nov. 14 during which he confirmed he is a Mexican national and citizen with no documents to enter or remain in the U.S. There is no indication in the files of Department of Homeland Security Contreras-Delira ever applied for or obtained permission to reenter the U.S.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The U.S. Border Patrol and Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.
Victor Manuel Uribe Luna, 35, and David Suarez-Olivera, 45, were sentenced Dec. 10 to 39 days in prison, according to Alme’s office.
They both pleaded guilty in November 2025 to one count of illegal reentry.
They were both held in the Cascade County jail for 40 days and six hours, according to Racki.
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The government alleged that on Nov. 2, law enforcement officers conducted a traffic stop off U.S. Highway 2 near Malta. The vehicle contained three individuals, only two of whom initially presented identification.
The driver was identified as Luna, who presented a California driver’s license as identification. Two passengers were also present in the vehicle, one of whom was identified as Suarez-Olivera. All three were found to be in the country illegally, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
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Luna was formally removed from the U.S. on Jan. 13, 2021, and did not have legal documentation to enter, pass through, or remain in the U.S.
Suarez-Olivera was formally removed from the U.S. on Jan. 26, 2006, and was prohibited from re-entering the country, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office.
During processing, both defendants acknowledged being citizens and nationals of Mexico without legal documentation to be in the U.S. and crossed the border without inspection by an immigration officer at a designated port of entry.
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The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. U.S. Border Patrol and Phillips County Sheriff’s Office conducted the investigation.
Both cases were part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative of the U.S. Department of Justice to stop illegal immigration, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
