Joshua S. Levy, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts
An El Salvadoran national residing in Methuen, Massachusetts, has admitted to illegal reentry into the United States. Agustin Landaverde-Romero, aged 57, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Boston. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns has set the sentencing date for May 21, 2025. Landaverde-Romero was indicted by a federal grand jury in March 2024.
Landaverde-Romero was discovered on or about July 13, 2020, within the United States without obtaining express consent from both the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. He had previously been deported to El Salvador on October 7, 1999.
The charge of illegal reentry carries a potential sentence of up to two years imprisonment, one year of supervised release, and a $250,000 fine. Following any imposed sentence, the defendant will face deportation proceedings. Sentencing decisions are made by a federal district court judge according to the United States Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Michael J. Krol, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in New England; and Methuen Police Chief Scott J. McNamara. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus from the Major Crimes Unit is leading the prosecution.
