News : Benton County Inmate Re-Entered U.S. After Deportation - Sentence to 85 days

OWI helps to land Jose Solis-Alvarado in Federal Custody

A man who illegally returned to the United States after being deported was sentenced today to more than two months in federal prison.

Jose Solis-Alvarado, age 34, a citizen of Mexico illegally present in the United States and residing in Traer, Iowa, received the prison term after a March 10, 2025 guilty plea to one count of illegal reentry into the United States after having been deported.

At the guilty plea, Solis-Alvarado admitted he had previously been deported from the United States and illegally reentered the United States without the permission of the United States government. Solis-Alvarado was previously deported in 2010. On February 4, 2025, immigration officials learned Solis-Alvarado had illegally returned to the United States and found him at the Benton County Jail following his arrest on state charges for operating while under the influence.

Solis-Alvarado was sentenced in Cedar Rapids by United States District Court Chief Judge C.J. Williams. Solis-Alvarado was sentenced to 85 days' imprisonment. He must also serve a one-year term of supervised release after the prison term. There is no parole in the federal system.

Solis-Alvarado 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 Adam J. Vander Stoep and was investigated by Enforcement and Removal Operations of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.