Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Honduran national, Manuel A. Padilla, has been sentenced to six months in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton on June 18, 2025, in a federal court in Boston. Following his prison term, Padilla will be subject to one year of supervised release.
Padilla had previously pleaded guilty in April 2025 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. His indictment by a federal grand jury occurred in February 2025.
Padilla's history with U.S. immigration authorities dates back to 2003 when he first entered the country unlawfully and was voluntarily removed to Mexico on March 4 of that year. He returned at an unspecified date and faced legal issues in 2007, leading to charges and convictions for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, and intimidation of a witness. This resulted in his removal to Honduras on March 15, 2010.
Despite being removed again in June 2013 after another unlawful entry and subsequent legal troubles involving multiple counts of assault and battery earlier that year, Padilla returned once more to the United States illegally for a fourth time. His latest offenses included charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and operating under the influence of alcohol.
On August 2, 2024, Padilla received a continuation without a finding for operating under the influence of liquor before being arrested by immigration authorities in January 2025.
The announcement regarding Padilla's sentencing was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley along with Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sandra Gonzalez Sanchez and David G. Tobin from the Major Crimes Unit.
