Guatemalan National Charged With Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Guatemalan national residing in Chelsea, Mass. has been charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Esteban Chavez-Gonzalez, 35, is charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Chavez-Gonzalez was arrested on Oct. 30, 2025 in Gray, Maine and extradited to the District of Massachusetts. Following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston on Nov. 6, 2025, the defendant was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond and special conditions.

Chavez-Gonzalez was deported from the United States in April of 2013. According to the charging documents, at some point he unlawfully reentered the U.S. and, on Nov. 8, 2020, was arrested for a sexual assault for which he was convicted in 2022. Chavez-Gonzalez is a registered sex offender.

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 is 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 Elizabeth Riley, Chief of the Human Trafficking & Civil Rights 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.