Two illegal aliens convicted of federal charges following multiple state arrests for assaults

Seattle - Two illegal aliens have been charged federally with returning to the U.S. after removal and both were arrested federally after being jailed for new crimes, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. The defendants have now been sentenced to prison terms.

"These cases represent the work we are doing to make our community safer, despite the efforts Washington State to frustrate immigration enforcement," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. "Both of these defendants were removed from the U.S. and returned illegally multiple times. They were encountered by local law enforcement multiple times and in each case, they were released back into the community to commit additional crimes including violent assaults. When ICE learns of a state arrest our attorneys work quickly to get judicial arrest warrants so that they will not be released to our streets yet again. All of this could be avoided if elected officials would allow for even a minimum amount of cooperation."

Miguel Rangel Jimenez, aka Sergio Rangel Jimenez, 49, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced last week to a year in prison for illegal reentry of a removed alien. U.S. District Judge James L. Robart noted that Rangel Jimenez has a history of violence. According to records filed in the case, since 2000, Rangel Jimenez has unlawfully entered the United States seven times after being removed. In 2001, he was removed from the country after receiving a 19-month sentence in Oregon for two counts of felony fourth degree assault and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. Rangel Jimenez has been removed from the country six times in total-2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2016, and 2021.

In January 2024, Homeland Security agents were alerted that Rangel Jimenez was arrested for criminal trespassing and possession of a controlled substance in Snohomish County. Rangel Jimenez was released from state custody on these charges. On December 13, 2025, Rangel Jimenez was arrested for (and later convicted of) domestic violence assault in the fourth degree. The victim reported that he had repeatedly hit her, pulled her hair, and put his hand over her mouth, resulting in visible marks on her body. Just four days after this arrest, he was arrested again for reportedly punching a victim five or six times in the face. The victim was working at the apartment complex where Rangel Jimenez had previously been evicted.

A federal criminal complaint was filed against Rangel Jimenez in January 2026, and he came into federal custody in March 2026.

David Ortiz Tino aka Edward Avalos, 31, a citizen of Guatemala, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for illegally reentering the United States. In January 2020, Ortiz Tino was arrested in Nebraska for Assault in the First Degree (and later convicted of Disorderly Conduct). In 2021, he was sentenced to three years in prison for two additional convictions for child abuse and assaulting a pregnant woman, during which he caused the victim to lose consciousness. He was removed to Guatemala in January 2023. In March 2025, he was arrested in Snohomish County for domestic violence offenses.

A criminal complaint was filed against Ortiz Tino in January 2026, and he was arrested and brought into federal custody in February 2026.

These cases were investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). The cases were prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Cáceres.