Ruben Tinoco-Jaimes, Illegal Re-Entry, Texas 2025

AUSTIN, Texas - A Mexican national previously removed as an aggravated felon has been federally charged with illegal re-entry.

Ruben Tinoco-Jaimes, 37 months in federal prison for possession of cocaine, was located in the Travis County jail on Oct. 24, 2024, and taken into federal custody Feb. 7, 2025.

Tinoco-Jaimes is charged with illegal re-entry. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Harding is prosecuting the case.

A criminal complaint is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

In 2017, Tinoco-Jaimes was convicted for possession of cocaine and sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. He was previously removed from the United States to Mexico.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/aggravated-felon-federally-charged-illegal-re-entry-austin