Federal officials arrested Victor Martinez-Mendoza, a twice-deported illegal alien, at a Las Vegas probation office just days after being sentenced to three years of probation on a drug charge.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents took Martinez-Mendoza into custody on January 27 while he was reporting to a parole and probation office. His legal troubles began in May 2024 when Las Vegas Metro police arrested him on domestic battery charges. While held at the Clark County Detention Center, jail officials notified ICE of his undocumented status, following standard procedure for felonies, DUI, domestic violence-related crimes, and theft.
Martinez-Mendoza pleaded no contest in June 2024, agreeing to attend domestic violence counseling and parenting classes and pay a fine. However, by November, he faced new charges of drug trafficking involving cocaine and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The following month, he pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge.
On January 22, Clark County District Court Judge Jennifer Schwartz sentenced Martinez-Mendoza to probation with the condition that he serve at least three years in jail if he violated the terms. She also warned him to comply with any immigration-related orders.
Days later, ICE arrested him.
Court records show that Martinez-Mendoza had been deported to Mexico twice in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first term. Earlier this month, federal Judge Daniel Albregts ordered him detained pending trial. Despite being in federal custody, a Las Vegas Justice Court judge issued a bench warrant this week for his failure to appear in a hearing related to his original domestic violence case.
ICE has not responded to multiple requests regarding immigration-related arrests in Southern Nevada since Trump began his second term. However, reports indicate that a 14-time deported illegal alien was also recently removed.
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