ALBANY, NEW YORK - Ernesto Bautista Juarez, age 25, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to time served (28 days in jail), for illegal re-entry into the United States.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas E. Feeley, Director of the Buffalo Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Bautista Juarez has been previously removed from the United States to Mexico three times, the most recent removal occurring on March 28, 2015. On Nov. 15, 2018, he was encountered and arrested by an ICE Officer in Saratoga Springs, New York. A fingerprint check of Bautista Juarez resulted in the discovery of the prior removals. Bautista Juarez admitted that he returned to the United States without permission following the March 28, 2015 removal. Bautista Juarez has never been authorized to enter or reside in the United States.
Following sentencing, Bautista Juarez was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, for removal proceedings.
This case was investigated by ICE-ERO and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
