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 was sentenced today to more than three months in federal prison.

Javier Santiz-Santiz, age 32, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Tama, Iowa, received the prison term after a June 12, 2014, guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.

At the guilty plea, Santiz-Santiz admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government.  Santiz-Santiz was previously deported in January 2013 and February 2013.  On May 2, 2024, immigration officials learned Santiz-Santiz had illegally returned to the United States and found Santiz-Santiz at the Tama County Jail following his arrest on state charges. 

Santiz-Santiz was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams.  Santiz-Santiz was sentenced to 98 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.

Santiz-Santiz 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 34-CR-36.

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