Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A Honduran national living in Fall River, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Denis Aguirre-Murillo, 40, admitted to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin. Sentencing is scheduled for November 12, 2025.
Aguirre-Murillo had previously been deported to Honduras three times: in July 2007, March 2016, and January 2021. After his last removal in January 2021, he returned to the United States at an unknown time and location. Immigration authorities learned of his presence on May 4, 2024, when he was arrested under an alias in Fall River on charges including intimidation and rape. The rape charge was later amended to indecent assault and battery.
Authorities placed an immigration detainer on Aguirre-Murillo following his arrest. However, he was released from local custody on February 19, 2025, without notification to immigration officials. He was later located and taken into immigration custody on May 29, 2025.
The offense carries a potential penalty of up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Aguirre-Murillo will be subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed. Sentences are determined by federal judges according to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“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 made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mackenzie A. Queenin of the Criminal Division is prosecuting the case.”
“The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.”
