Franklin Geovany Alvarez-Villanueva, Illegal Reentry, Virginia 2025

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Honduran national was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being removed from the country twice. Franklin Geovany Alvarez-Villanueva, 54, a Honduran national, was sentenced on May 20, 2026, for illegally reentering the United States after multiple deportations and drug convictions.

According to court documents, Alvarez-Villanueva was previously convicted of assault and possession of a controlled substance in Fairfax County in 1997. In 2000, he was convicted of grand larceny and distribution of controlled substances in Fairfax County. Alvarez-Villanueva was removed from the United States on October 18, 2002.

Alvarez-Villanueva illegally reentered the United States and in 2013 was convicted for possession with intent to manufacture or sell cocaine. In 2015, Alvarez-Villanueva was convicted of unlawful reentry after removal subsequent to the conviction of an aggravated felony. He was removed from the United States again on June 30, 2017.

Alvarez-Villanueva again illegally reentered the United States and, in 2025, was convicted of possession of cocaine in Fairfax County. On February 18, 2026, Alvarez-Villanueva pled guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia to illegally reentering the United States. He remains subject to the previous order of removal.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Washington, D.C., investigated this case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jacob A. Mercer prosecuted the case.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the government 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.

Franklin Geovany Alvarez-Villanueva was convicted of the following charges: illegal reentry into the United States, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326.

The defendant's sentence was handed down on May 20, 2026, in the Eastern District of Virginia. He was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/illegal-alien-honduras-sentenced-over-three-years-prison-illegally-reentering-united