A Mexican citizen has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for reentering the United States after being deported.
Rafael Pena-Campos, 47, of Tultepec, Mexico, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patrick A. Conmy on a charge of reentry of deported alien.
On March 17, 2013, Pena-Campos was encountered by the New Town Police Department in New Town, N.D. He possessed only a Mexican voter identification card and U.S. Border Patrol officials were contacted.
They discovered that Pena-Campos was a citizen of Mexico and in the United States illegally. Pena-Campos had previously been deported from the United States in 1996 and 2008. He had been convicted of burglary, a felony, in Texas state court in 1996.
The case was investigated by the New Town Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Hagler prosecuted the case.
Pena-Campos was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for violating federal law by reentering the United States after being deported.
The defendant’s criminal history and previous deportations demonstrate a pattern of disregard for U.S. immigration laws.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of North Dakota will continue to vigorously prosecute individuals who attempt to reenter the United States after being deported.
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Key Facts
- State: North Dakota
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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