Men Sentenced for Immigration Violations

TYLER – Two Mexican nationals have been sentenced in Tyler to federal prison for immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales on Wednesday. Juan Gavino-Hernandez, 29, of Tejupilco, Mexico, pleaded guilty on Aug. 18, 2010 to being a criminal alien unlawfully in the United States after having been previously deported and was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis. Oscar Garcia-Cadena, 48, of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, pleaded guilty to the same charge on June 10, 2010 and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison Wednesday by Judge Davis. Both men will be deported upon completing their sentences.

According to authorities, on May 9, 2009, Gavino-Hernandez was found to be in Anderson Countyafter having been previously deported. Gavino-Hernandez was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 6, 2010, and charged with immigration violations. On Mar. 10, 2010, Garcia-Cadena was found to be in Van Zandt County after having been previously deported. He was indicted by a federal grand jury on Apr. 8, 2010, and charged with federal immigration violations.