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Two previously deported Mexican nationals who illegally re-entered the United States were sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque to prison, and both will be deported on completion of their sentences, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
Juan Manuel Gamez-Tapia, 36, was sentenced to 52 months in prison for his illegal re-entry conviction plus another 8 months for violating his supervised release in a prior case for a total of 60 months, the release said.
Gamez-Tapia, who is from Hermosillo in the Mexican state of Sonora, was previously deported to Mexico from Del Rio, Texas, on Feb. 4, 2011, after an arrest for aggravated possession with intent to distribute marijuana, federal prosecutors said.
He was arrested on April 14, 2011 by Border Patrol agents in Hidalgo County and has been in federal custody ever since, according to the release.
Martin Mendez-Madrigal, 34, of Gueramarro, Guanajuato, Mexico, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally re-entering the United States after being deported in June 2011, following a May 2011 conviction for aggravated assault, the release said.
Mendez-Madrigal was caught last June 22 by Border Patrol agents near Columbus, N.M., and has been in custody ever since.
