Colombian National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the United States After Deportation

BOSTON – A Colombian national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Eliseo De Jesus Restrepo, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV, who immediately sentenced Restrepo to time served and one year of supervised release. Restrepo will be subject to deportation.

Restrepo was previously deported on March 30, 2011. On Dec. 15, 2016, law enforcement in Boston encountered Restrepo and determined him to be unlawfully present in the United States.

Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb and Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Weinreb’s Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.