A Guatemalan man was sentenced to 12 months in prison today for unlawfully reentering the United States, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
Hilario Lucas Mendoza, 42, appeared before U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill, who also ordered one year of supervised release following his imprisonment.
Court documents state that Mendoza was arrested by the Tulsa Police Department for domestic assault and battery. During booking, officers discovered he was in the country illegally.
Records show Mendoza has a history of arrests in Tulsa County, including four for driving under the influence between 2003 and 2006, and one in 2005 for assaulting his girlfriend. He was deported to Guatemala twice in 2009 for illegal reentry.
Mendoza will remain in custody until transferred to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.
The investigation involved U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, its Removal Operations team, and the Tulsa Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Niko Boulieris prosecuted the case.
