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Brazilian Man Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the US
A Brazilian man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for re-entering the country after being deported.
According to court records, on April 7, 2025, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent from the Rangeley Border Patrol Station was on routine patrol when he ran the license plate of a white van from Massachusetts. He learned that the van was registered to a person who entered the United States in 2018 but had overstayed their visa. The agent stopped the vehicle to investigate further and found the driver and his passenger, Americo Lopes-Da Silva, 37, to be the vehicle’s only two occupants. Both men acknowledged that they did not have lawful authority to be in the country.
The agent transported both men back to the Border Patrol station where further checks revealed that Lopes-Da Silva had been ordered removed and deported from the U.S. in 2021.
Lopes-Da Silva pleaded guilty on May 20, 2025, for re-entering the country after being deported.
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. sentenced Lopes-Da Silva to time served, reflecting the amount of time he had already spent in custody.
This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the U.S. government 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.
Lopes-Da Silva, 37, is a Brazilian national who had been ordered removed and deported from the U.S. in 2021.
The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case.
Key Facts
- State: Maine
- Category: Human Trafficking|Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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