Previously deported alien residing in Sacramento sentenced to 31 months in prison for illegally possessing firearms and illegal reentry

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Luis Eduardo Torres-Hernandez, 40, a Mexican national residing in Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to 31 months in prison for one count of being an unlawful alien in possession of firearms and one count of illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. 

According to court documents, in September of 2024, undercover law enforcement agents found Torres-Hernandez in the Sacramento area when he sold them multiple sets of false identification documents, including Permanent Resident green cards and Social Security cards. On a subsequent date, agents recovered several firearms from his possession, including a Windham Weaponry 5.56 caliber rifle, a Ruger 9 mm caliber pistol and a Sig Sauer 9 mm caliber pistol. Torres-Hernandez is in the United States illegally and has been previously removed from the United States on multiple occasions, and is accordingly prohibited from possessing firearms. 

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Dhruv M. Sharma prosecuted the case.

On April 2, 2026, Torres-Hernandez pleaded guilty to the illegal firearms possession and reentry.

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, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.