CEDAR RAPIDS – An illegal Mexican male who returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced to three months in federal prison.
Emmanuel Reyes-Jaimes (pictured above), age 38, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Cambridge, Iowa, received the prison term after a September 21, 2023 guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.
At the guilty plea, Reyes-Jaimes admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government. Reyes-Jaimes was previously deported in November 2016. On August 7, 2023, immigration officials learned Reyes-Jaimes had illegally returned to the United States and found Reyes-Jaimes at the Benton County Jail where he was serving a state sentence.
Reyes-Jaimes was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Judge C.J. Williams. Reyes-Jaimes was sentenced to 93 days’ imprisonment. He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.
Reyes-Jaimes is being held in the United States Marshal’s custody until he can be turned over to immigration officials.  Records show that about 10 years ago, he served jail time in Iowa for carrying a concealed weapon and distributing tobacco to a minor.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel C. Tvedt and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.
