JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A federal judge sentenced Miguel Solis-Morales, 43, to two years and six months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after he was deported by immigration authorities in 2015.
Solis, who was convicted of sexual battery in 2009, will be deported again to Mexico after serving this federal prison sentence, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe said in a news release.
According to federal and state court documents, Solis was convicted of sexual battery in Jacksonville and designated as a sexual predator under Florida law.
He was sentenced to five years in Florida state prison. After serving his state prison sentence, Solis-Morales was removed in May 2015 by immigration authorities and returned to Mexico.
In February, Solis-Morales was found to be voluntarily back in the United States in Jacksonville and was arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol for a violation of state probation.
Records checks confirmed that Solis-Morales had never applied to U.S. immigration authorities for permission to lawfully reenter the United States after his removal.
This case was investigated by the Florida Highway Patrol and Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney D. Rodney Brown.
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