Alberto Beltran-Martinez, Entering the United States After Prior Removal, Maine 2023

BANGOR, Maine - Alberto Beltran-Martinez, a 44-year-old Mexican national, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Bangor to entering the United States after a prior removal.

According to court records, in April 2023, Beltran-Martinez was pulled over in a van with six others in Hamlin near the international boundary by a U.S. Border Patrol Agent from the Van Buren Border Patrol Station. Immigration records showed that Beltran-Martinez had twice been previously removed from the U.S., in September 2006 at Laredo, Texas and in April 2021 at Del Rio, Texas.

Beltran-Martinez had not obtained the express consent of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admission. He faces up to 20 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine followed by five years of supervised release.

Beltran-Martinez will be sentenced after the completion of a presentence investigation report by the U.S. Probation Office. A federal district judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The case was investigated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Beltran-Martinez's guilty plea is a significant development in the ongoing efforts to address immigration-related crimes in the United States.

As the investigation and prosecution of such crimes continue, it is essential to note that immigration laws are in place to protect the nation's borders and ensure public safety.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/mexican-national-pleads-guilty-entering-united-states-after-prior-removal