Erik Rodolfo Lozano-Arratia, 27, of Kingston, New York, was sentenced today to time served—110 days in jail—for the federal crime of illegal re-entry into the United States after prior deportation. The sentence, handed down in Albany, marks the latest chapter in a long pattern of border violations by the Mexican citizen.
According to court records, Lozano-Arratia admitted during his guilty plea that he re-entered the U.S. following his forced removal to Mexico on May 15, 2013. That return trip was not his first—or even his fifth. He confessed to having been deported four other times: July 15, 2011; August 18, 2011; October 21, 2011; and January 4, 2012—each time followed by a swift and illegal return.
The case was announced by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Thomas Decker, Director of ICE’s New York Field Office for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Federal prosecutors treated the repeat offense as a serious breach of immigration law, highlighting the strain such cases place on enforcement resources.
On October 20, 2016, Lozano-Arratia was finally apprehended again—this time by ICE-ERO officers in Kingston. His arrest triggered federal prosecution under 8 U.S.C. § 1326, which criminalizes re-entry after deportation, especially when prior removals are multiple.
Following his sentencing, Lozano-Arratia was remanded directly into the custody of the Department of Homeland Security. Officials confirmed he will be processed for immediate removal proceedings, with the goal of returning him to Mexico and barring future entry under U.S. immigration law.
The investigation was conducted by ICE-ERO out of Newburgh, New York, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan. The case underscores the federal government’s ongoing push to target repeat immigration offenders—even when sentences are limited to time already served.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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