A Honduran man with multiple prior removals from the United States has been sentenced in federal court after being located in Buena Vista County last year.
Thirty‑seven‑year‑old Carlos Castro‑Izaguirre was sentenced Thursday (May 8, 2026) in Sioux City to 30 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release. The announcement came from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, led by U.S. Attorney Leif Olson. There is no parole in the federal system.
Castro‑Izaguirre pleaded guilty in October to illegal reentry. According to federal court documents, he was arrested in Buena Vista County in May of 2024 for operating while intoxicated. He was released before immigration officials could interview him, but a fingerprint match later confirmed his identity and his prior removals from the country.
Investigators say Castro‑Izaguirre was deported to Honduras in 2009 and again in 2019. Before his first removal, he was convicted in Cherokee County in 2007 for delivery of methamphetamine and served a prison sentence. He was later found in Texas in 2017, convicted of illegal reentry there, and returned to Honduras two years later. Authorities say he reentered the United States again at an unknown time.
The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Kraig Hamit.
