MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Leobaldo Espinoza-Hinojosa, 45, a Mexican national unlawfully present in LeFlore County, pleaded guilty to one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien, punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years, and a fine of not morethan $250,000.
The charge arose from an investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division and the Arkoma Police Department.
The Indictment alleged that on Sept. 18, 2026, Espinoza-Hinojosa, an alien, was found in Arkoma 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 July 13, 2006.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative thatmarshals 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.
Gerald L. Jackson, 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.
Espinoza-Hinojosa will remain in the custody of the United States Marshals Service pending sentencing.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Chuck Sullivan represented the United States.
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