A Honduran citizen, Marvin Wilton Max Ayala, has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after multiple removals. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Becerra issued the sentence, which will be followed by three years of supervised release, after Max Ayala pleaded guilty.
According to court records, Max Ayala reentered the country unlawfully for the fifth time. He was discovered by law enforcement on April 1 following an arrest for cocaine possession. Records show that he had previously been removed from the United States on four occasions: November 21, 2012; April 6, 2015; May 4, 2020; and August 5, 2021. During his previous stays in the U.S., Max Ayala was convicted of additional crimes, including an attempted forgery offense in Texas in 2021.
Upon completion of his prison term, Max Ayala is set to be removed from the United States again.
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida and Field Office Director Garrett Ripa of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) Prosecutions Unit in Miami announced the sentencing.
“ICE-ERO investigated the case.”
“Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Melissa Roca Shaw prosecuted the case.”
Related court documents can be accessed through the District Court for the Southern District of Florida’s website at www.flsd.uscourts.gov or via http://pacer.flsd.uscourts.gov under case number 25-cr-20192.
