Juan Hurtado-Solano, 43, and his brother Candido Hurtado-Solano, 39, have admitted guilt in a federal court to the charge of illegal reentry by a removed alien. This development was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
U.S. Attorney Heekin emphasized the importance of enforcing immigration laws: “President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi have made enforcing our nation’s immigration laws a top priority, and my office stands ready to fulfill that priority. These charges should be a warning to all illegal aliens that violations of our nation’s immigration laws will not be taken lightly by my office.”
According to court documents, both brothers were initially identified by immigration officials in May 2012 after Candido was arrested for driving under the influence. They were found to be in the U.S. illegally and were deported to Mexico in August 2012. The brothers re-entered illegally and were deported again in September 2012. Their most recent apprehension occurred on May 29, 2025, during a search warrant execution at a construction site in Tallahassee.
The men could face up to two years in prison followed by deportation from the United States.
Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted investigations into these cases. Assistant United States Attorneys Justin Keen and James A. McCain are handling prosecution duties.
Candido Hurtado-Solano is scheduled for sentencing on July 11, 2025, at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee before United States District Judge Mark E. Walker. Juan Hurtado-Solano’s sentencing date has yet to be set but will occur before Chief United States District Judge Allen C. Winsor in Tallahassee.
This case falls under Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), an initiative aimed at combating illegal immigration, dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and safeguarding communities from violent crime perpetrators through resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida is one of 94 offices responsible for litigation under the Attorney General’s direction.
For access to public court documents online or more information about the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/fln/index.html.
