Citizen of Mexico Sentenced to 5 Months for Illegal Reentry

MADISON, WIS. – Chadwick M. Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jaime Carvajal-Juarez, 45, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 5 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after previously being deported. Carvajal-Juarez pleaded guilty to this charge on July 8, 2026.

On January 31, 2026, Carvajal-Juarez was arrested and charged in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, with possession of methamphetamine and providing a false name to police after he was stopped driving on a revoked driver’s license. In addition to this arrest, he has three other criminal cases pending in Trempealeau County for charges that include possession of methamphetamine, resisting an officer, and multiple counts of operating while intoxicated. Carvajal-Juarez has previously been deported from the United States three times and has two prior criminal convictions for illegal entry. 

At sentencing, Judge Peterson acknowledged that Carvajal-Juarez faced another imminent deportation and encouraged him to not again unlawfully return to the United States without permission and risk a greater penalty. 

The charge against Carvajal-Juarez was the result of an investigation conducted by the Department of Homeland Security and the Trempealeau County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Ayala prosecuted this case. 

The state charges against Carvajal-Juarez referenced in this press release remain pending and he is presumed innocent of those charges unless and until proven guilty.