A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence was sentenced on July 8 in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
Jason Aymar Ramos, 43, received an 18-month prison sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton, followed by three years of supervised release. Ramos is subject to deportation upon completion of his sentence. In April, he pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien after being indicted by a federal grand jury in 2018.
Ramos was previously deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic on April 5, 2012. After his removal, he illegally reentered the country without permission. Between 2015 and 2024, using an alias, Ramos was convicted in four separate state court drug cases. In October 2025, following a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence related to one of these cases, he was transported to federal court for the illegal reentry case and has remained in federal custody since then.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley, David T. Wesling, Acting Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston, and Lawrence Police Chief Maurice Aguiler made the announcement regarding the sentencing. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
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