MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Oklahoma, Eastern), published as received.
MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Fernando Javier Becerra-Del Rio, age 32, a Mexican national unlawfully present in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than two years, and a fine of not more than $250,000.00.
The charge arose from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division and the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office.
The Indictment alleged that on September 3, 2026, Becerra-Del Rio, an alien, was found in the Eastern District of Oklahoma without obtaining the express consent of the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States after having been previously removed on April 19, 2020, April 11, 2020, and December 12, 2017.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.
The Honorable D. Edward Snow, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, accepted the plea and ordered the completion of a presentence investigation report.
A U.S. District Court Judge will determine the sentence to be imposed after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Becerra-Del Rio will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Edith Singer represented the United States.
