BOSTON — Jonathan Alcequiez-Sanchez, 35, a native of the Dominican Republic, stood before a federal judge today and admitted to illegally reentering the United States after being formally deported in 2018. The guilty plea, entered in U.S. District Court, marks the latest chapter in a criminal trajectory that spans state and federal jurisdictions.
Alcequiez-Sanchez was deported on September 18, 2018, following an arrest in the Bronx, New York, for unlawful entry. Despite that removal, he slipped back into the country at an undetermined date and remained at large until his arrest on state charges in Lawrence, Massachusetts. His return to U.S. soil was neither subtle nor brief — he reemerged into a life of crime.
On or about December 27, 2021, Alcequiez-Sanchez was convicted in Lawrence District Court on drug distribution and weapons charges. He served jail time at the Essex County House of Corrections, where federal immigration authorities were waiting. He was taken into federal custody immediately upon his release on November 15, 2022, and charged by criminal complaint days later on November 25.
The charge — unlawful reentry of a deported alien — carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. While those are the statutory limits, the actual sentence will be determined by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock, who has scheduled sentencing for June 1, 2023, weighing the federal sentencing guidelines and the specifics of the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case under the supervision of United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins. The case was investigated with support from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations, led in Boston by Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons, who confirmed the agency’s continued focus on targeting deported individuals who illegally return.
This conviction underscores the federal government’s aggressive stance on immigration-related crimes, especially when tied to prior criminal conduct. Alcequiez-Sanchez’s pattern — deportation, illegal return, drug and weapons offenses — reflects a cycle federal prosecutors say they’re determined to break. Now, he awaits judgment in a system he once fled, only to be dragged back by his own choices.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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