Central American Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced yesterday to over two months in federal prison.

Rigoberto Batz-Tinio, age 45, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and residing in Postville, Iowa, received the prison term after an October 17, 2022 guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported. 

At the guilty plea, Batz-Tinio admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government.  Batz-Tinio was previously deported in March 2004.  On September 16, 2022, immigration officials learned Batz-Tinio had illegally returned to the United States and found Batz-Tinio at the Allamakee County Jail following his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Batz-Tinio was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams.  Batz-Tinio was sentenced to 76 days’ imprisonment.  He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term.  There is no parole in the federal system.

Batz-Tinio is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be turned over to immigration officials.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by the 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 22-CR-1033.

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