Ersy Gregorio Umanzor Lopez, a 33-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced to time served for unlawful reentry into the United States. The sentencing took place in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and was announced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
Lopez had previously been removed from the United States on three occasions: September 8, 2017; October 20, 2017; and January 12, 2018. According to investigators from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Lopez was found in Bryan County, Oklahoma on November 17, 2025. He did not have consent from the Secretary of Homeland Security to reapply for admission after his prior removals.
On January 5, 2026, Lopez pleaded guilty to one count of Unlawful Reentry of Removed Alien.
The case is part of Operation Take Back America. According to the United States Attorney’s Office: “This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals 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.”
The sentencing hearing was overseen by Senior U.S. District Judge Ronald A. White in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lewis M. Reagan and Jonathan E. Soverly represented the government during proceedings.
