A Haitian national has been charged with illegal reentry in Boston, Massachusetts.
According to federal authorities, Friendly Grandoit, a 42-year-old Haitian national, was arrested on March 19, 2021, and charged with one count of illegal re-entry into the United States after deportation.
The indictment alleges that Grandoit was encountered in pre-trial detention by immigration officials in 2005 while pending trial on drug distribution charges in Middlesex County. Grandoit was convicted in September 2006 of trafficking in a controlled substance and sentenced to three years in prison.
Upon completion of his sentence, Grandoit was placed into removal proceedings and deported to Haiti in July 2008. However, it is alleged that Sometime after his removal, Grandoit illegally reentered the United States.
Grandoit was arrested again in September 2019, this time in Woburn District Court, and charged with distribution of cocaine, identity fraud, and operating with a suspended license. He was detained and later released on bail in April 2020, but Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was not notified. Grandoit was arrested again on March 19, 2021, in this case.
The charge of illegal reentry provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release, and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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Key Facts
- State: Massachusetts
- Category: Immigration
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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