(Sioux City)– A man from Mexico who had been living in Estherville has been sentenced to 12 months in federal prison for illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
22-year-old Jose Miranda-Avalos pleaded guilty on February 21st, 2008 to one count of illegally entering the U.S. in August, 2007 after previously being removed in January of 2007. Avalos was discovered back in the U.S. in August, 2007 when he was arrested in Emmet county and charged with interference with official acts and public intoxication.
Miranda-Avalos will face a removal hearing because of his conviction after he is released from prison.
He’s being held in the custody of a federal marshall until he can be transported to a federal facility.
