Honduran National Arrested and Charged for Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Honduran man residing in Brockton has been arrested and charged with unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.  

Oscar Lopez, 41, also known as “Luis Maldonado” and other names, is charged in U.S. District Court in Boston with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Lopez was arrested on April 16, 2025 and ordered detained pending trial.

According to the charging documents, Lopez is a citizen of Honduras who entered the United States illegally in 2003. Lopez did not appear for an Immigration Court date in 2003 and was ordered to be removed from the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were not able to remove Lopez until January 2013. It is alleged Lopez returned to the United States just a few months later without permission and was removed again in May 2013. At some point, Lopez allegedly returned again and Immigration and Customs Enforcement became aware of Lopez’s unlawful presence in the United States following arrests in March and April 2024.

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien in this case 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, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Reynolds of the Criminal Division 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.