Alberto Silva-Garcia, Illegal Reentry, Connecticut 2023

A Mexican national, Alberto Silva-Garcia, 44, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating the conditions of his supervised release in Connecticut.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Silva-Garcia was deported from the U.S. to his native Mexico in March 1999 after sustaining a domestic violence conviction in California.

Between March 1999 and April 2004, Silva-Garcia was encountered multiple times in California by immigration agents, twice while in custody following his apprehension and conviction for controlled substance violations, and on several other occasions following his apprehension at the U.S. border for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship.

In August 2009, Silva-Garcia was arrested for motor vehicle offenses in Norwalk. He was subsequently charged with illegal reentry in U.S. District Court in Connecticut and was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment.

Silva-Garcia again illegally reentered the U.S. and, in March 2015, was charged with larceny and burglary offenses in superior court in Norwalk. The charges stemmed from a crime spree involving the theft of construction tools and equipment from job sites and parked construction vehicles.

Judge Meyer ordered Silva-Garcia to begin serving his 18-month prison term after he completes his 42-month sentence for his more recent illegal reentry conviction.

This matter was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Slater.

Mandatory facts: Defendant's full name: Alberto Silva-Garcia, Criminal charges: Illegal reentry, City and state: Norwalk, Connecticut, Exact date: April 25, 2017, Sentence: 18 months in prison, Current status: Serving 42-month prison term consecutively.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ct/pr/mexican-national-deported-13-times-sentenced-18-months-prison-violating-supervised