A Mexican national has been sentenced to 60 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States after previously being removed by immigration authorities.
On August 24, 2021, Efrain Gonzalez-Pargas, aka Efrain Gonzalez-Vargas, 39, of Zacatecas, Mexico, was found near Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Gonzalez admitted to Border Patrol Agents that he had entered the United States illegally by wading across the Rio Grande River.
On October 12, 2021, Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of illegal re-entry into the United States in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326.
Gonzalez had previously been sentenced to eight months in prison for the same offense in October 2020 and deported and removed from the United States by immigration authorities after that conviction.
U.S. District Judge David Counts ordered Gonzalez to serve 46 months in prison for the current case and another 14 months in prison for violating his supervised release for the 2020 case for a total of 60 months in prison.
At the sentencing hearing, evidence was presented that Gonzalez had a previous conviction in California for battery with serious bodily injury.
Gonzalez has remained in federal custody since his arrest on August 24, 2021.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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