Mexican Citizen Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry into United States

UTICA, NEW YORK – Gilberto Trevizo-Molina, age 46, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (50 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.

The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, United States Border Patrol, Swanton Sector.

As part of his guilty plea, Trevizo-Molina admitted that he unlawfully returned to the United States after he was removed to Mexico on May 29, 2007.

On February 8, 2017, Trevizo-Molina was arrested by Border Patrol agents, who encountered him as a passenger in a vehicle that stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint on New York State Route 30. He was residing in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the time of his arrest.

Following his sentencing by United States District Judge David N. Hurd, Trevizo-Molina was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, which will place Trevizo-Molina into removal proceedings.

This case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol and prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Edward P. Grogan.