Illegal alien from Mexico released after 2025 arrest for DUI, is arrested in 2026 for escape, theft, and rape

Seattle - A 44-year-old citizen of Mexico, illegally present in the U.S., appeared in U.S. District Court in Seattle late yesterday charged with returning to the U.S. following removal, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. Between 2007 and 2013, Isidro Ocampo-Cayetano was arrested and removed from the United States five times. Most of the removals were triggered by local arrests for crimes related to DUI. Isidro Ocampo-Cayetano returned to the U.S. at an unknown time following the 2013 removal.

In January 2025, Ocampo-Cayetano was arrested in King County based on a Kitsap County warrant for failing to appear on charges of DUI, driving with license suspended, and an ignition interlock violation. Ocampo-Cayetano was not turned over to immigration authorities. On November 2, 2025, Ocampo-Cayetano was arrested by Federal Way Police for Rape in the second degree. Six months later, in April 2026, he was arrested a second time and booked into the King County Jail for escape, theft, and a warrant for rape. Federal prosecutors got a judicial warrant to get Ocampo-Cayetano into federal custody, and he made his initial appearance on that warrant on Wednesday August 26, 2026.

"Even with his extensive criminal and immigration history, local jails released this criminal alien rather than turning him over to immigration authorities, which allowed him to allegedly commit rape," said First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd. "Sanctuary policies have a consequence, and this is it. Fortunately, we were able to intervene this time and prevent this criminal alien from being released - again."

Magistrate Judge Michelle L. Peterson ordered Ocampo-Cayetano detained pending future hearings.

Return after removal is punishable by up to two years in prison.

The charges contained in the criminal complaint are only allegations. A person is presumed innocent unless and until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

The case is being investigated by Homeland Security Investigations - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (HSI-ICE).

The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Cáceres. SAUSA Cáceres is an attorney with Homeland Security Investigations specially designated to prosecute immigration matters in federal court.