Honduran Man Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Operation Take Back America

Carlos Castro-Izaguirre, 37, from Honduras, was sentenced on May 8, 2026, in federal court in Sioux City.

On October 21, 2025, Castro-Izaguirre pled guilty to illegal reentry. Evidence in the case showed that on May 19, 2024, Castro-Izaguirre was arrested in Buena Vista County, Iowa, for operating while intoxicated. Castro-Izaguirre was released before ICE could conduct an interview. An investigation revealed Castro-Izaguirre was a citizen of Honduras and was previously removed from the United States on two previous occasions. A biometric confirmation was received on the Alien Criminal Response Information Management System (ACRIME) when a positive match of fingerprints identified the individual as Carlos Daniel Castro-Izaguirre. As a result of the positive match of fingerprints, further investigation into Castro-Izaguirre revealed he was removed from the United States to Honduras on two previous occasions in 2009 and 2019. Prior to his first removal, Castro-Izaguirre was convicted in the Iowa District Court for Cherokee County, Iowa, for delivery of methamphetamine in 2007 and sentenced to prison. Thereafter, Castro-Izaguirre never applied for lawful re-entry or lawful admission into the United States as required by law. He was found in Hidalgo, Texas, in 2017 and was convicted in federal court there of illegal reentry and sentenced to federal prison. Castro-Izaguirre was then returned to Honduras in 2019. He reentered the United States at an unknown time thereafter.

United States District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand sentenced Castro-Izaguirre to 30 months' imprisonment and 2 years of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal system. Castro-Izaguirre remains in custody of the United States Marshal until he can be transported to a federal prison.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security and the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office and was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Kraig R. Hamit.

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The case file number is 24-4059. Follow us on X @USAO_NDIA.