Convicted Rapist Sentenced to 30 Months of Incarceration for Unlawful Reentry After Deportation

Pasco, Washington – United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on October 2, 2025, District Court Judge United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke, sentenced Jose Luis Cruz-Agustin, age 37, of Pasco, Washington, Washington, to 30 months of imprisonment for illegally entering the United States after multiple prior deportations. Judge Dimke also ordered Cruz-Agustin be subject to a three year term of supervised release following his term of imprisonment due to his history of unlawfully returning to the United States.

According to court documents, Cruz-Agustin was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and booked into the Franklin County jail in March of 2025. Thereafter, Immigration and Customs Officers discovered that Cruz-Agustin, a citizen and national of Mexico, had prior convictions for Rape in the Third Degree, Assault in the Third Degree with Substantial Pain, and Furnishing Liquor to a Minor, in Washington state. These convictions stemmed from Cruz-Agustin’s rape of two 15 year old girls after he provided them with alcohol in 2015. Cruz-Agustin was sentenced in a Washington state superior court to 15 months in prison and, as an unlawful alien, was deported to Mexico.

ICE officers also learned that in 2014, Cruz-Agustin was convicted of various domestic violence offenses stemming from Cruz-Agustin chasing his then girlfriend in a vehicle while her young child was in her car. During that incident, Cruz-Agustin blocked the roadway with his vehicle, forcing his girlfriend to stop. Cruz-Agustin then dragged her from her vehicle and punched her in her abdomen, ribs and face. Cruz-Agustin then attempted to sexually assault his girlfriend while her young child remained in the vehicle nearby.

Cruz-Agustin returned to the United States in September of 2016 and was apprehended in Arizona. He was charged with Unlawful Reentry After Deportation, convicted and sentenced to a 21 month term of imprisonment. Cruz-Agustin was deported in March of 2018, after serving his sentence, but returned to the United States on or before March of 2025.

The 30 month sentence imposed by Judge Dimke was the maximum sentence under the United States Sentencing Guidelines and the sentence argued for by the United States. During the sentencing hearing, Judge Dimke stated that the sentence was warranted due to Cruz-Agustin’s history of violence against young girls and women in the Eastern District of Washington, and his penchant for unlawfully returning to the United States.

United States Attorney Pete Serrano said “While unlawfully present in the United States, Jose Luis Cruz-Agustin has terrorized and assaulted multiple minors and young women in the Eastern District of Washington. His conduct is unconscionable, as reflected by his sentence. I hope this sentence sends a message with similar intentions: do not conduct yourself this way in Eastern Washington; such behavior is not tolerated here.”

“Unlawful reentry after removal is a federal offense, and Cruz’s sentence reflects the seriousness of that crime,” said ICE ERO Seattle acting Field Office Director Laura Hermosillo. “This criminal illegal alien and convicted rapist is exactly the kind of public-safety threat we prioritize in our daily immigration enforcement actions —the worst of the worst. He remains in custody and is facing removal, and ICE will keep working to protect the American people and uphold the rule of law.”

The case was investigated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Laurel J. Holland.

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