Guatemalan Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Romeo Waldemar Gabriel Lopez, 32, pleaded guilty on Dec. 12, 2023 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun, who scheduled sentencing for Feb. 13, 2024. 

Gabriel Lopez was deported in April 2016, October 2016, April 2017, and March 2020.  Sometime after his March 2020 removal, Gabriel Lopez unlawfully reentered the United States. On Sept. 8, 2023, he was arrested by immigration authorities who learned of his arrest in an unrelated state case.  

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.  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.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd M. Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Reynolds III of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.