El Salvadoran National Charged with Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – An El Salvadoran national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Miguel Angel Ortiz-Rivera, 39, was charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Ortiz-Rivera was arrested by Immigration authorities on May 24, 2025.

According to the indictment, Ortiz-Rivera was most recently deported from the United States to El Salvador on March 11, 2015. It is alleged that sometime after his March 2015 removal, Ortiz-Rivera illegally reentered the United States without permission. Ortiz-Rivera had previously been deported to El Salvador in November 2011 and April 2013.  

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to two years in prison, one year of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. The defendant will also be subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed.  Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

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 Alexandra W. Amrhein of the Major Crimes Unit 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.