Mexican national sentenced to 11 months in prison for illegally reentering the U.S. multiple times

ALEXANDRIA, La. – Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a Mexican citizen was sentenced to 11 months in prison for reentering the United States illegally after being removed at least three times.

Juan Jose Mendoza-Ibarra, 38, of Mexico, was sentence by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell on one count of illegal reentry of a removed alien. According to the September 1, 2017 guilty plea, the defendant was found to be in Lafayette in July of 2017 after an arrest. He had previously been removed from the United States at least three times on March 11, 2016, August 5, 2016 and February 10, 2017.

Homeland Security Investigations conducted the investigation.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Dominic Rossetti prosecuted the case.