An illegal alien previously convicted of sexual assault has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of Texas announced.
Cesar Carapia-Hernandez, 42, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to federal charges of illegally entering the U.S. He was found in December 2023 after having already been deported back to Mexico in 2022.
Carapia-Hernandez was indicted by the Northern District of Texas in 2024.
According to court filings, Hernandez agreed that he was not a citizen of the U.S. at the time alleged in the indictment, had been removed back to Mexico, was found back in the country, and did not receive the consent of the U.S. Attorney General or the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admittance, which is a violation of federal code.
Federal law forbids previously deported illegal aliens from reentering the U.S. without permission from the attorney general. If an illegal alien reenters, they face fines or a maximum two year prison sentence. If their deportation was followed by misdemeanor or felony convictions, the maximum sentence is 10 to 20 years.
U.S. Senior District Judge Jane Boyle sentenced Hernandez to 90 months in federal prison.
Hernandez has illegally entered the U.S. approximately 17 times, granted voluntary return 11 times, and formally removed six times.
The Northern District of Texas reports that he was previously “federally prosecuted three times for illegal entry into the United States and three times for illegal reentry.”
Additionally, information was presented in court revealing that Hernandez was convicted in 2024 of sexual assault after forcibly entering a woman’s home and assaulting her at knife point. He proceeded to threaten to kill both her and her child if she notified law enforcement. For the offense, he was sentenced to seven years in prison.
Judge Boyle ordered that Hernandez’s sexual assault and illegal reentry sentences run concurrently.
Reporting from earlier this week shows that thousands of illegal aliens in Texas have had immigration detainers issued against them by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, following apprehension by other law enforcement agencies. Among these cases are several illegal aliens in Texas who have been charged with sex crimes against children.
Although the number of illegal aliens entering Texas has slowed, reports of crimes committed by those in the country illegally have not.
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