Mexican Citizen Sentenced for Illegal Re-entry into United States
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jose Guadalupe Flores-Ayala, age 50, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (1 month in prison) for illegally re-entering the United States.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Thomas E. Feeley, Director of the Buffalo Field Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Flores-Ayala has been arrested six times for being illegally present in the United States.
On August 24, 2019, he was encountered and arrested by an ICE Officer in Ballston Spa, New York. A fingerprint check of Flores-Ayala resulted in the discovery of the prior arrests and removals from the United States.
Following his sentencing, Flores-Ayala was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, for removal proceedings.
This case was investigated by ICE-ERO and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Edward P. Grogan.