A Peruvian citizen, Christian Maximo Castaneda Negrete, 47, has been sentenced to six months in prison for illegally reentering the United States after being deported. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven.
According to information presented in court, Castaneda Negrete first entered the U.S. in July 2001 on a nonimmigrant visa that was valid for up to one year. In February 2004, he was convicted in Connecticut Superior Court in New Britain of burglary in the first degree and unlawful restraint. He received a sentence of six years of incarceration, suspended after nine months. In March 2012, he was removed from the United States and returned to Peru.
Despite his removal, Castaneda Negrete illegally reentered the country and was arrested by Hartford Police Department on November 20, 2024. At that time, he faced charges of sexual assault in the second degree.
The investigation into this case was conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Lembo prosecuted the case.
"This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime," according to the announcement from David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
