ALBANY – A citizen of Guatemala has been sentenced to time served – 24 days in jail – for illegally re-entering the United States.
Miguel Angel Mauricio-Ramirez, 35, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Kinderhook on July 3.
As part of his guilty plea, he admitted in federal court that he is a citizen of Guatemala and that he illegally returned to the US after he was removed to Guatemala under the name Esvin Cano on January 8, 2007.
Following the sentencing, Mauricio-Ramirez was remanded to the custody of the Department of Homeland Security for removal proceedings.
