BOISE – Jose Salvador Alcaraz-Curiel, 31, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for being a deported alien found in the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Justin Whatcott announced today.
According to court records, Alcaraz-Curiel is a native and citizen of Mexico and is not a citizen of the United States. The United States lawfully removed Alcaraz-Curiel from the country in October 2018 and September 2020. After his second removal from the United States, Alcaraz-Curiel again re-entered the United States illegally and without lawful authority. Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) encountered Alcaraz-Curiel in Canyon County in March 2024. Alcaraz-Curiel has history of state misdemeanor and felony convictions in Idaho, as well as a 2020 federal conviction in the District of Arizona for being a deported alien found in the United States…