Mexican National Sentenced For Illegal Re-Entry By A Felon

Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Lamberto Torres-Garcia, 32, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison on May 25, 2017, for illegal re-entry into the United States by a convicted felon.

At his change of plea hearing in January, Torres-Garcia admitted that he re-entered the United States from Mexico unlawfully in 2015. Torres-Garcia also acknowledged that he had been previously convicted of burglary, felony theft, and felony illegal re-entry after deportation. Torres-Garcia was deported to Mexico twice in 2012. Torres-Garcia has been continuously confined since his arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Granite City in November, 2016.

The investigation which resulted in Torres-Garcia’s arrest and conviction was conducted by ICE agents. ICE is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Robert L. Garrison.