Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- A Mexican national has pleaded guilty to illegal reentry to the United States after an aggravated felony conviction for a crime of violence.

According to court documents, 28-year-old Jonathan Chavez-Galarza was removed from the United States on July 15, 2020, following his 2018 conviction in Hennepin County for second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Chavez-Galarza was convicted of stabbing a victim multiple times with a knife. He was sentenced to – and served – a term of three years in prison, before his removal.

On December 20, 2022, he was removed a second time, following his conviction in the Southern District of Texas for illegal reentry.

Following this last removal to Mexico, Chavez-Galarza knowingly, voluntarily, and unlawfully returned to the United States.

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Beginning on or around May 24, 2024, and several times afterward, the defendant was observed near his home in Minneapolis and around the Twin Cities Metro Area.

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