Josue Calvo-Burguet, Re-Entry of Unlawful Alien, Maine 2020

PORTLAND, Maine – A Mexican national was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for being found in the United States after removal, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.

Chief U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy sentenced Josue Calvo-Burguet, 37, to time served (approximately three months). Calvo-Burguet pleaded guilty on February 18, 2020.

According to court records, on January 7, 2020, U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped a van in Turner, Maine. Calvo-Burguet, who was inside the van, told the agents that he was in the United States illegally, after having been removed on two prior occasions. Immigration records showed that he had been removed from the United States in March 2018 and again in July 2018.

Because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, and for health and safety reasons, Calvo-Burguet participated by telephone from the Cumberland County Jail. Telephonic sentencings were recently permitted by the U.S. Congress as part of the CARES Act. Yesterday the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine entered a general order permitting such telephonic proceedings.

The U.S. Border Patrol investigated the case.

The sentencing of Calvo-Burguet serves as a reminder of the consequences of re-entering the United States after removal. U.S. Attorney Frank stated, ‘The Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine remains committed to enforcing our nation’s immigration laws and protecting the public from individuals who have been removed from the country.’

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maine commends the U.S. Border Patrol for their investigative work in this case.

Calvo-Burguet’s sentence is a result of his guilty plea on February 18, 2020. He will serve the remainder of his sentence in a federal correctional facility.

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