Has Prior Felony Convictions for Identity Theft and Illegally Reentering the United States
A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported six times was sentenced today to one year in federal prison.
Rafael Gutierrez-Mancia, age 31, a citizen of El Salvador illegally present in the United States and residing in Storm Lake, Iowa, received the prison term after a guilty plea on Oct. 15, 2020, to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported following a conviction for an aggravated felony.
At the guilty plea, Gutierrez-Mancia admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government. Gutierrez-Mancia was first deported in September 2009 following a conviction in the Iowa District Court for Buena Vista County for identity theft, an aggravated felony, where Gutierrez-Mancia worked using someone else’s name. In July 2011, Gutierrez-Mancia was convicted in Texas of illegally reentering the United States, a felony, and was deported a second time in January 2012. He was deported a third time in April 2013. In August 2013, Gutierrez-Mancia was convicted in Texas of illegally entering the United States, a misdemeanor, and deported a fourth time in October 2013. He was deported a fifth time in July 2014. In November 2014, Gutierrez-Mancia was convicted in Texas of illegally entering the United States, a misdemeanor, and deported a sixth time in January 2015. In July 2020, Gutierrez-Mancia came to the attention of immigration agents following his arrest under an alias on traffic charges in Franklin County, Iowa.
Gutierrez-Mancia was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Gutierrez-Mancia was sentenced to 12 months’ and one day imprisonment. He must also serve a three-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Gutierrez-Mancia is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to a federal prison.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.
The case file number is 20-CR-57.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
