Lamberto Torres-Garcia, Illegal Re-Entry, Illinois 2017

Lamberto Torres-Garcia, 32, Lands 21 Months in Prison for Illegal Re-Entry into US

A Granite City man has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for re-entering the United States after being convicted of multiple felonies.

Lamberto Torres-Garcia, a Mexican national, was sentenced on May 25, 2017, for illegal re-entry into the United States by a convicted felon.

According to court documents, Torres-Garcia re-entered the US from Mexico unlawfully in 2015. He also acknowledged that he had been previously convicted of burglary, felony theft, and felony illegal re-entry after deportation.

Torres-Garcia was deported to Mexico twice in 2012. He has been continuously confined since his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Granite City in November, 2016.

The investigation that led to Torres-Garcia’s conviction was conducted by ICE agents, a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Assistant United States Attorney Robert L. Garrison prosecuted the case.

Defendant: Lamberto Torres-Garcia

Criminal Charges: Illegal re-entry into the United States by a convicted felon

City and State: Granite City, Illinois

Date: May 25, 2017 (sentencing), November 2016 (arrest)

Sentence: 21 months in federal prison

Defendant Background: Torres-Garcia, a 32-year-old Mexican national, was deported to Mexico twice in 2012.

Arrest Location: Granite City, Illinois

ICE Agents Conducted the Investigation

Robert L. Garrison Prosecuted the Case

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