Noe Alexander Flores Vasquez, a 35-year-old Honduran national, has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal reentry following deportation. The sentencing was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin stated: “This violent illegal alien has repeatedly violated our federal laws and threatened public safety while unlawfully present in our country, and now he’ll spend his days in federal prison. Our state and federal law enforcement partners remain committed to protecting our communities against these kinds of criminal aliens, and my office will continue to deliver successful prosecutions of these offenders to fulfill the promise made by President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America from the violent criminal aliens who refuse to follow our laws.”
According to court records, Flores Vasquez was found in the United States when he was arrested for battery offenses in Alachua County on November 26, 2024. He had previously been deported from the U.S. three times. Before one of those removals, he was convicted of a felony involving battery on an officer, firefighter, or medical provider.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Nicholas G. Ingegno commented: “This sentencing reaffirms or commitment to enforcing federal immigration laws and protecting those who serve our communities. The defendant’s unlawful entry into the United States – after a prior deportation and conviction of battery against an officer, firefighter, or medical provider – posed a clear threat to public safety. This individual has now been held accountable, and the investigations outcome reflects HSI’s ongoing efforts to safeguard the public and uphold” the rule of law.”
The investigation involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations with support from the Gainesville Police Department and Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorney Adam Hapner is prosecuting the case.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative led by the Department of Justice that focuses on combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and addressing violent crime.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida serves as one of 94 offices representing principal litigators under direction from the Attorney General. Public court documents can be accessed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida website; more information about this office is available at http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.
