OKLAHOMA CITY – Jose Olalde-Caminoreal, a Mexican national found in Kay County, was sentenced to serve more than seven years in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States after two previous deportations.
Olalde, 49, was arrested Aug. 22, 2024, by the Ponca City Police Department for falsely personating another person to create liability. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) determined that Olalde was previously deported from the U.S. twice, in 2021 and 2022.
Court records also show that Olalde has multiple previous felony convictions in the U.S., including a 1999 murder conviction in Travis County, Texas. In that case, Olalde was sentenced to 35 years in prison for strangling a woman to death, but in 2021 he was released from prison and deported.
Olalde was charged in 2024 with illegal reentry of a removed alien in the U.S. He pleaded guilty March 17, 2026 – while serving a separate Texas prison sentence.
At a sentencing hearing July 24, Chief U.S. District Judge Scott L. Palk sentenced Olalde to serve 87 months in federal prison. Palk cited the defendant’s significant criminal history, including an arrest for soliciting a prostitute, repeated use of false names and identification documents when interacting with law enforcement, and various convictions, including possessing contraband in prison.
Palk also cited the need to protect the public, noting that Olalde illegally returned to the U.S. twice after the “brutal murder” for which he was convicted. Upon completion of his sentence, Olalde will be deported – again.
This case was part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations, and protect America’s communities from perpetrators of violent crime.