Deported Mexican Sex Offender Receives 30-Month Sentence for Illegal Re-Entry
Saul Castillo-Crespo, 28, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison in Washington on May 13 for illegally re-entering the United States after prior deportation. The case triggers mandatory immigration enforcement processes for convicted sex offenders who return after removal.
foxnews.comSaul Castillo-Crespo, 28, a Mexican national previously convicted of a sex offense, received a 30-month federal prison sentence on May 13 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
The sentence applies directly to Castillo-Crespo following his removal to Mexico. Federal law prohibits previously deported individuals with aggravated felony convictions, including sex offenses, from re-entering the country. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia handled the prosecution.
The sentencing shifts Castillo-Crespo from pretrial or presentence status to immediate service of a 30-month term in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Upon completion he faces supervised release and potential re-deportation proceedings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Downstream, the Bureau of Prisons must designate a facility and begin the term. ICE receives formal notice to initiate removal proceedings at sentence completion under standard protocols for criminal aliens. The case also activates sex-offender registration and monitoring requirements that persist post-release.
Federal prosecutors in other districts now hold a recent precedent for sentencing ranges applied to similar re-entry violations by convicted sex offenders.
This marks one of multiple recent Department of Justice actions targeting illegal re-entry by individuals with prior sex-offense records. The department has pursued such cases under 8 U.S.C. § 1326, which sets penalties for re-entry after deportation, with enhanced sentencing for those with aggravated felony histories.
The original deportation followed Castillo-Crespo's prior sex-offense conviction, after which he returned to the United States in violation of the removal order.
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