A 53-year-old Jamaican national, Edwin Hugh Douglas, pleaded guilty to reentry of a removed alien in a West Virginia court. Douglas was found in a Parkersburg municipal building by ICE agents on December 3, 2021.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Douglas, a citizen of Jamaica, admitted that he had been previously removed from the United States. He had no identification documents permitting him legal status in the United States and was arrested.
Fingerprints matched Douglas to a November 9, 2009, administrative removal from the United States to Jamaica. Additionally, Douglas was convicted on June 17, 2004, of felony unlawful assault in Wood County Circuit Court.
Douglas never obtained the express consent of the Secretary of U.S. Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States, nor did he seek to reenter through other legal means.
United States Attorney Will Thompson made the announcement and commended the investigative work of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Sentencing occurred in the presence of Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber.
Assistant United States Attorney Erik S. Goes prosecuted the case.
Douglas was sentenced to the time he has served in custody since his arrest before being remanded to ICE custody.
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Key Facts
- State: West Virginia
- Category: Immigration Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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