Rafael Tejeda, Illegal Reentry, Massachusetts 2017

Boston Man Charged with Reentering US Despite Deportation

BOSTON, MA - Rafael Tejeda, 54, a Dominican national, was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

In April 2013, Tejeda was deported. However, in May 2017, federal agents in Boston discovered him and found him to be illegally present in the United States.

According to Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, Tejeda faces a sentence of no greater than 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, a fine of $250,000 and will be subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence.

Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors. Assistant U.S. Attorney David G. Tobin of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

Tejeda’s case highlights the importance of immigration enforcement and the consequences of reentering the United States illegally.

The details contained in the indictment 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/dominican-national-charged-illegal-reentry-after-deportation-2