Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, Unlawful Entry, South Carolina 2024

GREENVILLE, S.C. - A federal indictment has been returned against Sergio Ixtepan-Toto, 36, of Mexico, for unlawfully entering the United States. Ixtepan-Toto has been deported from the U.S. three times.

According to court documents, on Dec. 6, 2024, officers with the Pickens Police Department arrested Ixtepan-Toto on charges of driving under the influence. A check of Ixtepan-Toto’s immigration file showed that he was deported from the U.S. in May 2020, November 2022, and February 2024.

In order to re-enter the U.S., Ixtepan-Toto would require permission from the Attorney General. There is no record that Ixtepan-Toto ever obtained such permission.

Ixtepan-Toto has been charged with driving under the influence and domestic violence on multiple occasions.

He was arraigned yesterday before United States Magistrate Judge Kevin McDonald.

This case was investigated by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security and the Pickens Police Department.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Max B. Cauthen is prosecuting the case.

All charges in the indictment are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/mexican-national-indicted-unlawful-entry-us-after-3-deportations