Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS MANUEL RODRIGUEZ BURGOS, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pleaded guilty yesterday in Bridgeport federal court to one count of illegal reentry of a removed alien.
According to court documents and statements made in court, RODRIGUEZ BURGOS was admitted to the U.S. as a lawful permanent resident in 1995. In September 2005, RODRIGUEZ BURGOS was convicted in Arizona of attempted transportation of narcotic drugs for sale and was sentenced to more than three years of imprisonment. In August 2006, he was deported from the U.S. to the Dominican Republic.
In August 2012, local law enforcement encountered RODRIGUEZ BURGOS in New York City and alerted federal immigration authorities. In October 2012, he was again removed to the Dominican Republic.
RODRIGUEZ BURGOS illegally reentered the U.S. and, in October 2015, was arrested in Bridgeport for narcotics offenses. He pleaded guilty in state court to sale of certain illegal drugs and conspiracy, and is currently scheduled to be sentenced on those offenses in October
On this federal immigration offense, RODRIGUEZ BURGOS is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill on Oct. 18, at which time he faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 10 years.
This matter has been investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The case in being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Slater.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
