DANVILLE, VIRGINIA – United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced today the sentencing of a Martinsville, Virginia man who was convicted of illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported.
Ruben Canela-Nunuez, of Martinsville, Va., previously pled guilty to one count of illegal reentry of a removed alien. Tuesday in the District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville, Canela-Nunez was sentenced to eight months in federal prison.
“Upholding the nation’s immigration laws is an important part of the work of the United States Attorney’s Office,” United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. said today.
According to evidence presented at previous hearings by Assistant United States Attorney C. Patrick Hogeboom III, Canela-Nunez was arrested in Martinsville, Va. in July 2015 and was found to have illegally reentered the United States after being deported on multiple occasions, including his removal from Hidalgo, Texas in January 2015.
The investigation of the case was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Assistant United States Attorney C. Patrick Hogeboom III and Special Assistant United States Attorney Kari Munro prosecuted the case for the United States.