Guatemalan National sentenced to 12 months after unlawfully reentering the United States

TULSA, Okla. – A Guatemala national was sentenced Tuesday for unlawfully reentering the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Hilario Lucas Mendoza, 42, for Unlawful Reentry of a Removed Alien. Judge Hill ordered Mendoza to serve 12 months imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release.

According to court documents, Mendoza was arrested by the Tulsa Police Department for domestic assault and battery. While completing his intake during booking, officers discovered that Mendoza was in the United States illegally.

Court records show that from 2003 through 2006, Mendoza was arrested four times in Tulsa County for driving under the influence. In 2005, Mendoza was arrested for physically assaulting his girlfriend. In 2009, he was deported twice to Guatemala for unlawful reentry.

Mendoza will remain in custody pending transfer to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Niko Boulieris prosecuted the case.