Sioux City, IA (KICD) — A man who illegally re-entered the United States from Mexico was sentenced February 27, 2015.
22-year old Christian Vargas-Ortiz, from Mexico, received the prison term of 7 months in in federal prison, after a guilty plea to one count of illegal re-entry as an aggravated felon.
At the guilty plea, Vargas-Ortiz admitted he had re-entered the United States without permission after being removed from the country in May 2014. In November 2013, Vargas-Ortiz was convicted of identity theft and forgery in the Iowa District Court for Sioux County. Vargas-Ortiz came to the attention of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) after he was arrested on August 22nd, 2014, in Sioux County for driving while license barred.
Vargas-Ortiz was sentenced in Sioux City by United States District Court Judge Mark W. Bennett. Vargas-Ortiz was sentenced to 7 months’ imprisonment. He must also serve a 3-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
