MADISON, WIS. — A Mexican citizen, Ulises Casterjon-Gallegos, was sentenced to 4 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being arrested in Barron County, Wisconsin, for meth possession, marking his fifth removal from the country, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
PRESS RELEASE
Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced Ulises Casterjon-Gallegos, 39, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 4 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed. Casterjon-Gallegos pleaded guilty to this charge on September 11, 2024.
On January 29, 2024, Casterjon-Gallegos was arrested in Barron County, Wisconsin for possessing methamphetamine. He was originally removed from the United States in 2008 and was subsequently removed four additional times prior to his recent drug arrest.
Judge Conley addressed Casterjon-Gallegos’s substance abuse issues and his prior conviction and arrests for domestic abuse. Judge Conley urged him to take a lengthy period of sobriety and to reevaluate his treatment of the women in his life. Judge Conley warned him that now that he has a conviction for illegal reentry, he would face much higher consequences should he illegally reenter the country again.
The charge against Casterjon-Gallegos was the result of an investigation conducted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and the Barron County Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Colleen Lennon prosecuted this case.
Last Update: Dec 04, 2024 2:17 pm CST
