Enrique Campos-Gomez, 45, an illegal alien from Mexico with a prior conviction for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, has been sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. The sentence was announced by Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
Campos-Gomez was indicted in November 2024 and pleaded guilty in January 2025 to the charge, admitting to illegally reentering the United States after being deported by immigration authorities in 2014. U.S. District Judge Jane Boyle handed down the 35-month sentence on Thursday, May 8th.
During Thursday’s sentencing hearing, prosecutors argued that Campos-Gomez posed a danger to the community due to his history of violent crime. This history includes a 2008 Dallas County conviction for domestic violence, multiple subsequent criminal violations of a protective order obtained by the same victim in 2008 and 2009, and his 2013 Dallas County conviction for the sexual assault of a fifteen-year-old girl. Additionally, Campos-Gomez failed to register as a sex offender, a requirement under federal law.
“This case highlights the continuing need to protect the public from offenders with violent tendencies who should not be in the United States in the first place,” stated Acting United States Attorney Chad E. Meacham. “Individuals such as these attempting to hide illegally in this country will be found and brought to justice.”
Josh Johnson, Acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas, added, “ICE and our federal law enforcement partners have an unrelenting commitment of protecting minors and other at-risk members in our society. Criminal aliens like this one who repeatedly prey on our children are not welcome in our communities. We will track them down and remove them to ensure the safety of those who cannot protect themselves.”
The investigation was conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katy Garner.
