Three individuals were sentenced to federal prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Michael A. Bennett of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge Rana Saoud of Homeland Security Investigations Nashville, and Sam Olson, Field Office Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Chicago, U.S. Immigration and Customs.
According to court documents, Jose Alcides Ramirez-Vasquez, a 32-year-old citizen of El Salvador, received a sentence of seven months in federal prison followed by one year of supervised release. He was discovered in Warren County, Kentucky on December 4, 2021, after having been deported from the United States on November 4, 2013.
Carlos Mendoza-Zapata, aged 35 and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to fourteen months in federal prison with an additional year of supervised release. He was found in Warren County on December 1, 2023. His previous deportations occurred on October 21, 2016; April 22, 2022; and April 7, 2023.
Jenaro Heron Mendoza-Hernandez, a Mexican national aged 36 years old, received a sentence of one year and one day in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. He was located in Warren County on May 9, 2024. His prior deportations took place on November 30, 2020; and October 6, 2021.
The cases were investigated by ERO-Louisville and HSI-Bowling Green. Assistant U.S. Attorney Madison Sewell prosecuted these cases.
There is no parole available within the federal system.
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