Carlos Ambriz Estrada, Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien, Oklahoma 2024

TULSA, Okla. – A Mexican national who was residing in Catoosa has been charged with unlawfully reentering the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. Carlos Ambriz Estrada, 53, is charged with Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien after having been previously removed in January 2006.

Ambriz Estrada was previously deported after serving time in prison for killing his 38-day-old son in Montana in 1994. He pleaded guilty to deliberate homicide and was ordered to 40 years imprisonment. Ambriz Estrada served nearly 10 years and was released in 2006. However, it appears he did not stay away from the United States, as he was found to be living in Catoosa without permission.

“After serving time in prison for killing his 38-day-old son, Ambriz Estrada was deported. That did not stop him from unlawfully returning to the United States and living in our community,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Prosecutors are working in coordinated efforts with law enforcement to help keep the citizens in the Northern District safe from violent criminals like Ambriz Estrada.”

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Homeland Security Investigations are investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ammon Brisolara is prosecuting the case. An indictment is merely an allegation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The discovery of Ambriz Estrada’s presence in the United States came after the Fugitive Operations Team with Immigration Customs Enforcement began investigating him due to his prior conviction of deliberate homicide in Montana and the possibility of him being present in the United States unlawfully.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, 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.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office acting Director Josh Johnson stated, “This subject’s criminal record underscores the significant danger he represents to our community, particularly with the serious charge and conviction for killing his own child.”

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