Source: Office of United States Attorneys
SAN ANTONIO – A Mexican national was arrested in San Antonio on criminal charges related to his alleged illegal re-entry.
According to court documents, the U.S. Marshal Service Fugitive Task Force arrested Pedro Ruiz-Cisneros inside his residence on March 4. A criminal complaint alleges Ruiz-Cisneros was previously removed from the country five times as an aggravated felon—as early as April 1994 and as recently as June 2018.
In March 1990, Ruiz-Cisneros was convicted of second-degree robbery in Bell County and sentenced to five years confinement. Less than one year later, he was convicted in Bexar County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to eight years confinement. Ruiz-Cisneros was later convicted of illegal re-entry—once in the Southern District of Texas and twice in the Western District of Texas—and sentenced to a total of 133 months in federal prison between 2007 and 2016.
Ruiz-Cisneros made his initial appearance in federal court on March 5 and is charged with one count of illegal re-entry. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting U.S. Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas made the announcement.
The USMS Fugitive Task Force and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement Removal Operations are investigating the case.
Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Marie Cordova is prosecuting the case.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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