Rebecca C. Lutzko United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio | U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Jose Tiscareno-Rangel, a 35-year-old Mexican national, has been sentenced to 14 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States. U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary issued the sentence after Tiscareno-Rangel pleaded guilty. Following his imprisonment, he will be deported back to Mexico.
Tiscareno-Rangel admitted to re-entering the U.S. without permission from the Attorney General or the Secretary for Homeland Security. He had previously been removed from the country on September 10, 2018. His criminal record includes a prior conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 1.5 kilograms of heroin.
In July 2024, immigration officials discovered Tiscareno-Rangel was again in the United States illegally when law enforcement encountered him at a gas station in Toledo.
The case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol-Sandusky Bay Station and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dexter L. Phillips of the Northern District of Ohio.
This prosecution is part of Operation Take Back America, an initiative by the Department of Justice aimed at combating illegal immigration and dismantling cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
