Mexican National Sentenced for Being in the United States Unlawfully After Being Arrested at Drug Stash House

TULSA, Okla. – A Mexican national was sentenced today for unlawfully reentering the United States after being removed, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Francisco Javier Garibay Isais, 46, for Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Judge Russell ordered Garibay Isais to serve 21 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. Garibay Isais is expected to face removal proceedings following his sentence.

In April 2025, Garibay Isais was arrested for driving without a license after leaving a drug stash house. While being booked into jail, records showed that Garibay Isais was unlawfully residing in the United States and had been previously removed in September 2023.

Garibay Isais was removed from the United States on two prior occasions. The first removal was in 1998, when Garibay Isais was convicted in the Western District of Texas for Fraud with Identification Documents. The second removal was in 2015. Garibay Isais was convicted in the District of Colorado for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 50 Grams 
or More of Methamphetamine.

Court records show that law enforcement is unable to tie Garibay Isais to the drug house. However, he previously admitted to supplementing his income through “drug trading.”

Garibay Isais will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam McConney prosecuted the case.