BOSTON - A Salvadoran national, who was previously charged with illegally reentering the United States after deportation, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston.
Oscar Ayala-Herrera, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel sentenced Ayala-Herrera to time served. Ayala-Herrera will be subject to deportation proceedings.
In August 2011, Ayala Herrera was encountered by the federal agents in Hidalgo, Texas, and determined to be illegally present in the United States. Ayala Herrera was released from federal custody on a deferred status. In October 2015, Ayala-Herrera was convicted in Chelsea District Court of assault and battery. Upon completion of his sentence, Ayala Herrera was placed into removal proceedings, and on April 22, 2016, he was deported to El Salvador.
On Sept. 18, 2017, police in Arlington encountered Ayala Herrera and determined that he was illegally present in the United States.
Ayala-Herrera 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 proceedings upon completion of any sentence imposed. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Michael Shea, Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
