Mexican Citizen Living Illegally in Parkersburg Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced for Immigration Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Alfredo Galaviz-Galaviz, also known as “Alfredo Galaviz,” 28, a Mexican citizen living illegally in Parkersburg, pleaded guilty on October 16, 2025, to reentry of a removed alien and was sentenced to time served. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has an immigration detainer on Galaviz-Galaviz so he was transferred to ICE administrative custody for removal proceedings.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on or around February 21, 2024, law enforcement encountered Galaviz-Galaviz in Parkersburg. ICE agents confirmed that Galaviz-Galaviz was a citizen of Mexico in the United States illegally and that he had previously been deported from the United States. Galaviz-Galaviz had no identification documents permitting him legal status in the United States.

Galaviz-Galaviz was removed from the United States to Mexico on May 25, 2016, after being found the previous day at or near Carrizo Springs, Texas. Galaviz-Galaviz never obtained the express consent of the Secretary of U.S. Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States for either of the prior removals, nor did he seek to reenter the United States through other legal means.

United States Attorney Moore Capito made the announcement and commended the investigative work of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the assistance provided by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) in the apprehension of the defendant.

United States District Judge Irene C. Berger presided over the hearing and imposed the sentence. Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes prosecuted the case , as part of a special unit within the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia focused on the immigration enforcement objectives of Operation Take Back America.

Operation Take Back America is 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.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Related court documents and information can be found on PACER by searching for Case No. 2:25-cr-34.

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