Press Release
Brazilian Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Massachusetts
BOSTON – A Brazilian man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Jose Antonio Moreira Martins Desouza, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In September 2024, Desouza pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Desouza was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2024.
Desouza was previously deported from the United States on Nov. 14, 2012. Sometime after his November 2012 removal, Desouza illegally reentered the United States. He was arrested by local police on May 22, 2023 and detained by immigration authorities on June 26, 2024.
Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Luke A. Goldworm of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.
Updated December 17, 2024
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Immigration
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