CEDAR RAPIDS – An illegal Honduran alien jailed in Iowa for traffic infractions was sentenced to 92 days in prison before he is likely deported for a third time.
Yoni Omar Alvarado-Gomes, also known as Jhonny Ramos Campos, age 35, a citizen of Honduras, received the prison term after a May 28, 2025 guilty plea to one count of being found in the United States after illegal reentry
At the guilty plea, Alvarado-Gomes (pictured at top) admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government. Alvarado-Gomes was previously removed in 2009 and in 2013. On April 26, 2025, immigration officials found him at the Tama County Jail following his arrest on state charges for driving without a license and speeding.
Alvarado-Gomes was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Alvarado-Gomes was sentenced to 92 days’ imprisonment. He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Alvarado-Gomes is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be turned over to immigration officials.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) 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 case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Adam J. Vander Stoep and was investigated by Enforcement and Removal Operations of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.