A federal grand jury in Boston has indicted a 44-year-old Honduran national for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Douglas Mejia-Romero faces one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.
Mejia-Romero was deported on May 15, 2020. Authorities allege that he unlawfully reentered the country sometime after this deportation.
The charge carries a potential penalty of up to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Upon serving any sentence, Mejia-Romero will be subject to deportation. A federal district court judge will impose the sentence based on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
The announcement of the indictment was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus from the Major Crimes Unit is handling the prosecution.
It is important to note that the allegations made in the charging documents are not evidence of guilt. Mejia-Romero is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
