Mexican Man Sentenced for Illegally Reentering US

Decorah Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering US

A 36-year-old Mexican man who illegally returned to the United States was sentenced to eight months in federal prison in Cedar Rapids. Savino Ortiz-Camarillo, Jr. received the prison term after a guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States on January 18, 2018.

Ortiz-Camarillo, a citizen of Mexico and resident of Decorah, Iowa, admitted to previously being deported from the United States on June 4, 2008, and January 30, 2009. He illegally reentered the country without permission from the US government.

According to court records, Ortiz-Camarillo was found by immigration officers on November 28, 2017, following an arrest in Fayette County on traffic violations. His arrest history includes a conviction in Allamakee County, Iowa, for making a false report to police in December 2003, and a conviction in Iowa County, Wisconsin, for hit and run involving injury in December 2007.

Ortiz-Camarillo was also convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa of using false employment documents in May 2008, and in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas of illegal entry into the United States in January 2009.

Chief United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Ortiz-Camarillo to eight months of imprisonment, followed by a two-year term of supervised release. Ortiz-Camarillo is currently being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations. Ortiz-Camarillo’s case file number is 17-CR-2090-LTS.

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