Newton Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Newton man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

Franklin Alcantara-Lorenzo, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin scheduled sentencing for Nov. 15, 2023. 

Alcantara-Lorenzo, a citizen on the Dominican Republic, was deported from the United States in July 2021 after serving a 21-month federal sentence for conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. At some point thereafter, Alcantara-Lorenzo returned to the United States and was arrested by immigration authorities in Chestnut Hill in April 2023. 

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years 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 Mark Grady of the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.