Central American Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States After Being Deported

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than three months in federal prison.

Jorge Oswaldo Sajcap-Rodriguez, age 31, a citizen of Guatemala illegally present in the United States and residing in Postville, Iowa, received the prison term after a July 10, 2024, guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.

At the guilty plea, Sajcap-Rodriguez admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government. Sajcap-Rodriguez was previously deported in September 2015. On June 10, 2024, immigration officials learned Sajcap-Rodriguez had illegally returned to the United States and found Sajcap-Rodriguez at the Allamakee County Jail following his arrest on state charges.

Sajcap-Rodriguez was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Sajcap-Rodriguez was sentenced to 108 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.

Sajcap-Rodriguez is being held in the United States Marshal's custody until he can be turned over to immigration officials.

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.

Court file information at https://ecf.iand.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/login.pl.

The case file number is 24-CR-1020.

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