Margarito Ruiz-Aguillon Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry After Felony

Margarito Ruiz-Aguillon, a 41-year-old Mexican national with a rap sheet that spans two decades, pleaded guilty to unlawful reentry by an alien removed after conviction of a felony. The charge caps a long pattern of defiance: repeated illegal crossings, drug crimes, and five formal deportations back to Mexico since 2001.

The latest bust came on July 15, 2021, on Interstate 10 in Harrison County, Mississippi. A U.S. Border Patrol agent pulled over a vehicle and found Ruiz-Aguillon riding as a passenger. Within minutes, his undocumented status was confirmed. He was hauled to the Gulfport Border Patrol Station, where fingerprints and immigration records exposed his criminal travel history.

Court documents reveal Ruiz-Aguillon was first removed in 2001. He slipped back in, was caught, and later convicted in Virginia for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. That felony sealed his status. Despite being deported again, he returned—over and over. Records show he was formally removed in 2006, 2008, 2013, 2019, and 2020. Each time, he reentered the U.S. illegally.

Now facing justice in federal court, Ruiz-Aguillon admits he had no legal right to be in the country. His repeated reentries are not minor violations—they are federal crimes that carry teeth. For this conviction, he’s staring down a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Sentencing is set for February 15, 2022.

After any prison term, deportation is next. Homeland Security will move swiftly to remove him—again. But the cycle raises hard questions: how many times must the system expel the same man before it sticks? Each reentry puts him back in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors and frontline agents working the Gulf Coast corridor.

The U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector led the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Stan Harris is prosecuting. U.S. Attorney Darren J. LaMarca and Chief Patrol Agent Jason E. Schneider confirmed the guilty plea, underscoring federal resolve to crack down on repeat immigration offenders with criminal records. For now, Ruiz-Aguillon waits behind bars—another name in the ledger, but a stark reminder of a broken border.

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