Jair Vanin-Vergara/Colombia/Marijuana-Sell

Colombian national Jair Vanin-Vergara is serving a 46‑month federal prison sentence for drug-related charges at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota. Court records describe his conviction as arising from a drug case that involved distribution and selling activity, with his sentence later reduced from 57 to 46 months following a change in federal sentencing guidelines. A final order of removal issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been lodged against him, meaning he will face deportation proceedings upon release from FMC Rochester.

Vanin-Vergara recently sought habeas corpus relief, arguing that his immigration detainer and removal order prevented application of earned First Step Act time credits that could shorten his incarceration. A federal judge rejected his petition, ruling that the change in how his time credits were applied did not unlawfully increase his punishment.