Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Reentering the United States

According to court documents, Juan Carlos Ruiz-Agustin, 33, was arrested by Foley Police Department on January 24, 2025, for drunken driving.  Foley Police suspected that Ruiz-Agustin was not a United States citizen, so they contacted law enforcement personnel with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ICE was able to determine that Ruiz-Agustin had previously been removed from the United States in twice in 2012, once in 2013, and once in 2015.  Ruiz-Agustin had also previously been convicted of Illegal Entry in 2012 and Illegal Reentry in 2015.

At sentencing, Chief Judge Beaverstock imposed a time-served sentence and a 1-year term of supervised release upon his future release.  Ruiz-Agustin had been in custody since his arrest on January 24, 2025.  Upon his release from prison, Ruiz-Agustin is to be referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings.  Ruiz-Agustin was ordered to pay $100 in special assessments.

U.S. Attorney Sean P. Costello of the Southern District of Alabama made the announcement.

The Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, and Foley Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kacey Chappelear prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.