Mexican National Charged with Illegal Reentry After Committing an Aggravated Felony

MINNEAPOLIS – A Mexican national has been indicted for unlawful reentry of a deported alien after committing an aggravated felony, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

According to court documents, Jonathan Chavez-Galarza, 27, was found in the United States after having been previously deported following a Second-Degree Assault with a Dangerous Weapon conviction in Hennepin County on December 5, 2018.

The indictment charges Chavez-Galarza with one count of reentry of removed alien after an aggravated felony. Chavez-Galarza made his initial appearance on August 14, 2024, in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Cowan Wright.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the United States Marshals Service.

Assistant U.S. Attorney David Green is prosecuting the case.

An indictment is merely an allegation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.