Brazilian National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Brazilian national unlawfully residing in Milford has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Wadriam Jose Ferreira Do Carmo, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Denise J. Casper on Aug. 6, 2025 to time served (approximately 79 days in prison). The defendant is subject to deportation. Ferreira Do Carmo pleaded guilty in July 2025 to unlawful reentry of deported alien.  

On June 2, 2023, United States Border Patrol arrested Ferreira Do Carmo after determining he illegally entered the United States. He was subsequently deported from the United States on July 20, 2023. Thereafter, on an unknown date and at an unknown location, Ferreira Do Carmo allegedly reentered the United States without being inspected.

On May 6, 2024, immigration authorities became aware that Ferreira Do Carmo was unlawfully present in the United States after he was arrested by local law enforcement in Sherborn on an outstanding warrant. On May 19, 2025, Ferreira was arrested by law enforcement at his last known residence in Milford.  

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston; and Robert Tusino, Chief of the Milford Police Department made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.