Illegal Alien from Mexico Pleads Guilty to Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Mexican national unlawfully residing in Jamaica Plain, Mass. pleaded guilty to unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.  

Carlos Altunar-Rueda, 33, pleaded guilty to a one count indictment. U.S. District Court Leo T. Sorokin scheduled sentencing for Jan. 27, 2027. Altunar-Rueda was indicted by a federal grand jury in June 2026. In January 2026, he was charged by criminal complaint with the same offense.

Altunar-Rueda is a citizen of Mexico who was deported from the United States in 2013 and again in 2019. In May 2018, he was convicted in federal court in Massachusetts for unlawful reentry of a deported alien. In November 2015, he was convicted in New York state court for sexual abuse in the 3rd degree, sexual abuse in the 2nd degree and forcible touching.

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years 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 David T. Wesling, Acting Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.