Honduran Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Iowa for Illegal Reentry After 2020 Deportation

Honduran man sentenced to 18 months in Iowa for illegal reentry after 2020 deportation

A Honduran man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally returning to the United States after being deported.Mario Fernando Padilla Baraho

Honduran Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

DES MOINES, Iowa – The U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa reports a Honduran citizen was sentenced on August 8, 2025, to 18 months in federal prison for illegally returning to the United States after being deported. According to public court documents, Mario Fernando Padilla Barahona, 28, had previously been deported from the United States once in 2020. In September 2024, law enforcement encountered Padilla Barahona when he …