OKLAHOMA CITY — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Oklahoma, Western), published as received.

OKLAHOMA CITY – JOSE OLALDE-CAMINOREAL, 49, a Mexican national found in Kay County, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to serve 87 months in federal prison for illegal reentry into the United States after two previous deportations, announced U.S. Attorney Robert J. Troester.

According to public records, on August 22, 2024, Olalde was arrested 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 had previously been deported from the United States twice, in 2021 and 2022.

Court records also show that Olalde has multiple previous felony convictions in the United States, 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. In 2021, Olalde was released from prison and deported.

On September 17, 2024, Olalde was charged with illegal reentry of a removed alien in the United States. On March 17, 2026, Olalde pleaded guilty (while serving a separate Texas prison sentence) and admitted he reentered the United States after having previously been removed without obtaining permission from the U.S. Government to return.

At a sentencing hearing on July 24, 2026, Chief U.S. District Judge Scott L. Palk sentenced Olalde to serve 87 months in federal prison. In announcing the sentence, Judge 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. Judge Palk also cited the need to protect the public, noting that Olalde illegally returned to the United States twice after the "brutal murder" for which he was convicted. Upon completion of his sentence, Olalde will be deported. 

This case is the result of an investigation by ICE-ERO, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Ponca City Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Hale prosecuted the case.

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.

Reference is made to public filings for additional information.