Alejandro Garcia-Sanchez, Re-entry of a Removed Alien after a Felony, Iowa 2020
A man from Mexico has been sentenced to over a year in federal prison for re-entering the United States after being previously deported as a felon.
Alejandro Garcia-Sanchez, age 38, received the prison term after a November 4, 2019, guilty plea to one count of re-entry of a removed alien after a felony in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
Garcia-Sanchez admitted in a plea agreement that he had illegally entered the United States from Mexico on an unknown date after being deported in February 2019, following a conviction for re-entry of a removed alien in the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico.
The sentencing took place on March 5, 2020, in Sioux City, Iowa, by United States District Court Chief Judge Leonard T. Strand. Garcia-Sanchez was sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment. He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Garcia-Sanchez is currently being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kevin C. Fletcher and investigated by the Enforcement and Removal Office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Bureau.
Garcia-Sanchez's case file number is 10-CR-3041. Court file information can be accessed at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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