Man living in Hampton sentenced to one year in prison for being in country illegally

CEDAR RAPIDS — A man who illegally returned to the United States after being removed multiple times and was living in Hampton has been sentenced to a year in federal prison.

The US Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa’s office says 39-year-old Fabian Arias-Ramirez, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States, received the prison term after pleading guilty in June to one count of illegal reentry after having been removed from the country.

Prosecutors say Arias-Ramirez admitted he had previously been removed from the US and illegally reentered without permission. He was previously ordered removed in 2013 but absconded and was not actually removed until 2019. After being removed in 2019, he was caught attempting to enter the country on multiple occasions and removed each time.

On April 22nd of this year, immigration officials encountered Arias-Ramirez in Iowa Falls after he met with his probation officer following his second conviction for operating while intoxicated.

US District Court Chief Judge C. J. Williams sentenced Arias-Ramirez on Wednesday to twelve months and one day in prison, to be followed by a one-year term of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system.