A Mexican man who was previously deported seven times by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and until recently had been living in northeastern Iowa, has been sentenced to roughly two years in prison after entering an eighth time and being caught in possession of an illegal gun.

Chief U.S. District Court Judge Leonard T. Strand of the Northern District of Iowa sentenced 40-year-old Luis Alberto DeLoera-Serna to 21 months in federal prison last Friday after he pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm by a prohibited person. He will also serve two years of supervised release.