Mexican National Arrested for Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Mexican national has been arrested for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Bernardo Lorenzo-Guatemala, 38, was arrested on May 9, 2025 and charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Following an initial appearance in federal court in Boston he was ordered detained pending a hearing scheduled for May 15, 2025.

According to the charging documents, Lorenzo-Guatemala was deported from the United States on June 4, 2019. It is alleged that sometime after his removal, Lorenzo-Guatemala unlawfully reentered the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement became aware of Lorenzo-Guatemala’s unlawful presence in the United States following his arrest on July 2, 2024 for operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.  

Lorenzo-Guatemala has multiple prior felony convictions including a February 2016 conviction for Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Liquor; a July 2015 conviction for Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle; and a June 2014 conviction for Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Liquor.

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 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 Brian J. Sullivan the Narcotics & Money Laundering 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.