The Brief
- A Mexican national was sentenced to five years in prison for illegally reentering the U.S.
- Prosecutors say Javier Andres Rivera reentered the country three times and lived in Houston.
- He has prior felony convictions and is expected to be deported after serving his sentence.
HOUSTON – A Mexican national has been sentenced to prison in the United States for reentering the country illegally.
The man was found living in Houston after reentering the U.S. for the third time, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
Javier Rivera sentenced
The backstory:
Javier Andres Rivera, 31, was first removed from the U.S. in 2011. Since then, he’s reentered illegally three times, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas says. …