A Honduran man, Miguel Angel Solorzano-Dominguez, was sentenced on September 25, 2025, in New Orleans after pleading guilty to multiple federal charges. The charges included possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and illegal reentry into the United States after removal.
Solorzano-Dominguez received a sentence of 101 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $400 mandatory special assessment fee.
Court documents show that on January 29, 2025, Solorzano-Dominguez possessed cocaine and a Taurus Model G2C nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol during a drug trafficking offense. He had previously been convicted of a felony in Mississippi and had reentered the U.S. illegally after being deported on July 9, 2010.
The prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America. According to the Department of Justice, “Operation Take Back America is 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. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).”
The investigation involved several agencies: the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, United States Border Patrol, Kenner Police Department, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and Gretna Major Crimes Task Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lynn E. Schiffman prosecuted the case.
