CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Mexican national man pled guilty to the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jose Guadelaupe Camarena-Jacinto, 37, faces up to ten years in prison, a $250,000 dollar fine, three years of supervised release, a special assessment, and possible removal from the United States when he is scheduled to be sentenced on November 5, 2019. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Ripley Police Department.
“Camarena-Jacinto had four prior removals," said United States Attorney Mike Stuart. “This revolving door is an unbelievable drain on critical law enforcement resources that are needed elsewhere. My office prosecutes every single reentry case."
On June 17, 2019, Camarena-Jacinto was found in the South Central Regional Jail located in Charleston, West Virginia by members of ICE after he was arrested by Ripley police officers for the state offense of obstruction. ICE agents traveled to the jail to confirm his legal status. The defendant admitted to agents that he was in the United States illegally. Camarena-Jacinto was arrested and ICE agents matched his fingerprints to previous removals from the United States. ICE agents further spoke to the defendant to confirm his identity. Camarena-Jacinto again admitted being in the United States illegally. Camarena-Jacinto had no identification documents permitting him legal status in the United States.
Fingerprinting matched Camarena-Jacinto to four prior removals from the United States in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2012. His previous removals also included a prior conviction of illegal reentry into the United States from Federal Court in Kansas City, Missouri. In all four cases, Camarena-Jacinto was found by immigration judges to be in the United States illegally and he was deported to Mexico. He had not obtained permission to legally enter the United States and had not sought legal status or citizenship. Camarena-Jacinto further admitted to ICE agents that he was a Mexican citizen.
Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr. presided over the hearing. Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes handled the prosecution.
Follow us on Twitter: SDWVNews and USAttyStuart
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
