A Morelia, Mexico resident pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court for illegally re-entering the United States, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Miguel Castillo-Lara, 44, will serve 16 months in jail on his conviction for illegal reentry of a removed alien.

Castillo-Lara was found to be unlawfully present within the United States Oct. 20, 2020, after he had been ordered deported Mar. 14, 2012, and removed from the country Apr. 16, 2012, according to information presented to the court.