Source: Office of United States Attorneys
McALLEN, Texas – A 30-year-old Mexican national with a felony criminal history has been sentenced for illegally entering the county without authorization for the fourth time, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei.
Jesus Alberto Castro-Garza pleaded guilty Dec. 19, 2024.
U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton has now imposed a 106-month-term of imprisonment for Castro-Garza. Not a U.S. citizen, he is expected to again face removal proceedings following his imprisonment.
Castro-Garza has prior felony convictions for injury to a child, assault family violence impeding breath, evading with a vehicle and human smuggling. He was removed from the country first in 2019 and illegally returned three times. He was last removed Nov. 21, 2023.
Then on Dec. 24, 2023, authorities discovered him again in the United States in custody at a local jail.
Castro-Garza will remain in custody pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be determined in the near future.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amanda McColgan prosecuted the cases.