Illegal Alien Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A native of Mexico has been sentenced for illegally re-entering the U.S. after deportation, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona.

United States District Judge Liles C. Burke sentenced Cristofer Ruben Pecero-Ramirez, 27, a citizen of Mexico, to 24 months in prison. Pecero-Ramirez pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry after deportation.

According to the court documents, Pecero-Ramirez was originally removed from the United States on August 12, 2024.  Just 11 days after removal, Pecero-Ramirez was found in the United States and removed again on August 26, 2024. Just over a month after his second removal, Pecero-Ramirez was arrested in Columbiana, Alabama, by an officer with the Alabaster Police Department for two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deportation Removal Office (ICE/ERO) in Birmingham was notified of the arrest through the Alien Criminal Response Information Management System (ACRIME), and Pecero-Ramirez was later transferred into federal custody.  

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case along with the Alabaster Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia Brame prosecuted the case. 

This case is part of Operation Take Back America a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.