Eduardo Alvarez, Illegal Reentry and Interfering with a Federal Agent, Massachusetts 2022

BOSTON - In a brazen act of defiance, Eduardo Alvarez, 31, a Mexican national, has been charged with illegal reentry and interfering with a federal agent in Leominster, Massachusetts.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, on February 16, 2022, ICE officers attempted to pull over Alvarez in a white Audi, but he accelerated and struck the front vehicle, with an ICE officer still in the driver seat. Alvarez then drove off, traveling through a red-light into oncoming traffic and forcing other vehicles, including law enforcement, onto the side of the road before stopping at his own residence, where he attempted to hide from officers for approximately 90 minutes before surrendering.

Alvarez was previously removed from the United States in 2009 and 2011. In 2010, he was convicted of illegal reentry to the United States.

The charge of illegal reentry provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. The charge of forcibly interfering with a federal officer provides for a sentence of up to one year in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $100,000.

Alvarez has been in custody since his arrest on February 16, 2022, and is scheduled to appear in federal court in Worcester on March 22, 2022.

The details contained in the criminal complaint are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/mexican-national-charged-illegal-reentry-and-interfering-federal-agent