Man Found After Entering Country Illegally Sentenced to Federal Prison

An individual who was found in the United States after entering illegally on multiple occasions was sentenced on September 22, 2025, to 168 days imprisonment. Angel Aranda-Vazquez, age 37, a citizen of Mexico, received the prison term after a June 25, 2025 guilty plea to being found after illegal reentry. Aranda-Vazquez had previously been removed from the United States and was found after trying to use identification documents illegally in Tama County, Iowa.

Aranda-Vazquez was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Aranda-Vazquez was sentenced to 168 days imprisonment. Aranda-Vazquez must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Aranda-Vazquez 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 Nicole L. Nagin and investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America. (https://www.justice.gov/dag/media/1393746/dl?inline) a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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

The case file number is 25-CR-000111.

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