ICE deports former Mexico governor serving federal prison sentence in Illinois
- Tomas Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba, a former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico, was deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on April 9, 2025, after serving a federal prison sentence for money laundering.
- Before his deportation, Yarrington was imprisoned for 108 months in Illinois after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering in 2021.
- Mexican authorities were ready to take Yarrington into custody for charges including organized crime right after his deportation.
- Court documents revealed that during his governorship, Yarrington accepted bribes to benefit individuals and companies, laundering the money in the U.S. Through luxury purchases.
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Corrupt Mexican Politician Does Time, Is Deported
U.S. immigration officials sprung a former Mexican presidential candidate from federal prison and sent him south of the border this week -- where he may one day long for a more pleasant U.S. prison stay. The post Corrupt Mexican Politician Does Time, Is Deported appeared first on Breitbart.


ICE deports former Mexico governor serving federal prison sentence in Illinois
Tomas Jesus Yarrington Ruvalcaba, 68, was removed by ICE on Wednesday and turned over to Mexican authorities, whom he was wanted by, the agency announced on Friday.
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