Mexican Citizen in Montana Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan
A Mexican man who admitted to entering the United States illegally was sentenced this week to six months in prison followed by removal from the United States, according to the Montana U.S. Attorney’s office.
U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy presided over the case.
Miguel Angel Lozada-Dominguez, 36, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count of illegal reentry.
According to a Wednesday U.S. Attorney’s office press release, law enforcement made contact with Lozada-Dominguez in St. Regis in April.
In court documents, the government alleged that Lozada-Dominguez appeared to be soliciting money from individuals while holding a notebook with handwritten phrases in English. He told officers he was a Mexican citizen and did not possess valid immigration documents and had no legal authorization to enter the country.
Law enforcement arrested Lozada-Dominguez who later stated he had entered the United States by crossing the border undetected through Del Rio, Texas.
Lozada-Dominguez’s records showed he was convicted for illegal entry and ordered removed from the U.S. in 2019, and he did not seek or receive authorization from the Attorney General to reenter the United States.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case.
The investigation was conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that mandates the Department of Justice to stop illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect communities from violent crime.