Man living in NW IA pleads guilty to reentering the country six times
October 2nd, 2025 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – A Mexican man who gave a fake name when he was arrested for drunk driving in northwest Iowa has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the country. Forty-nine-year-old Jesus Banuelos-Lepe had been living in the small town of Maurice when he was picked up for drunk driving in Sioux County in July.
Prosecutors say he’s been deported five times and had a 2007 felony conviction in Oregon for transporting an illegal alien. He’s currently in the custody of U.S. Marshals and could be sentenced to up to 10 years in a federal prison.

