A Honduran national has been sentenced to nearly six months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being previously removed. Johny Antonio Nunez-Meza, 45, was sentenced on August 6, 2025, to 5 months and 23 days of incarceration. After completing his sentence, he will be transferred to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.
Law enforcement officials discovered Nunez-Meza in Hinds County on or about February 2, 2025. He had been arrested for burglary at that time and was found to be in the country illegally. Records show that Nunez-Meza had previously been removed from the United States several times and was convicted of illegal entry on August 21, 2012.
Nunez-Meza was indicted by a federal grand jury on February 20, 2025. He pleaded guilty to the charge on May 2, 2025.
Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Patrick A. Lemon made the announcement along with Eric P. DeLaune, Special Agent-in-Charge for Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans; and Brian Acuna, Acting Field Office Director of ICE/ERO in New Orleans.
“Assistant U.S. Attorney C. Brett Grantham prosecuted the case.”
The investigation into Nunez-Meza’s unlawful presence was part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline), a national initiative designed to combat illegal immigration and target transnational criminal organizations by coordinating resources from programs like Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).
