Mexican Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported Two Times

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported two times was sentenced April 5, 2024, to almost three months in federal prison.

Javier Juarez-Cuaquehua, age 35, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Cresco, Iowa, received the prison term after a February 15, 2024, guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.

At the guilty plea, Juarez-Cuaquehua admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government.  Juarez-Cuaquehua was previously deported in July 2009 and November 2019.  On December 19, 2023, immigration officials learned Juarez-Cuaquehua had illegally returned to the United States and found Juarez-Cuaquehua at the Howard County Jail following his arrest on state charges. 

Juarez-Cuaquehua was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Juarez-Cuaquehua was sentenced to 81 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.

Juarez-Cuaquehua 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 24-CR-2001.

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