United States of America v. Severo De La Torre-Sanchez

Kansas City, Missouri, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegal Re-entry by an Alien Previously Convicted of an Aggravated Felony.

On Aug. 7, 2024, Severo De La Torre-Sanchez, 61, was found at a Lee’s Summit restaurant when officers were attempting to serve him with an ex-parte order of protection. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents identified De La Torre-Sanchez was illegally in the United States after having been removed on two prior occasions in 2020 and 2022. He was removed in 2020 after serving a 17 year federal sentence for drug trafficking in the Southern District of Georgia.

De La Torre-Sanchez was also previously convicted for Attempted Re-entry of a Removed Alien in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in 2022.

This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda K. Hanson. It was investigated by Department of Homeland Security Customs and Immigration Enforcement.

The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison without parole followed by three years of supervised release.