Mexican citizen sentenced to prison for illegally entering U.S.

February 6th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by BNO News  

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (BNO NEWS) – A Mexican national on Friday was sentenced in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to more than 3 months in prison for unlawfully re-entering the United States.

Osbaldo Villasenor-Rodrigues, 32, received the prison term after pleading guilty in November 2009 to illegally re-entering the United States.

Villasenor-Rodrigues was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by a United States District Court Judge to 3 months, 21 days in prison and then he will be subsequently removed to Mexico. He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release.

He is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be transported to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody.

The case was investigated by agents from the ICE.

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