Salvadorian Man Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Salvadoran man living in Somerville was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Tony Joel Salvador Umanzor, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to eight months in prison. In June 2024, Salvador Umanzor pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of deported alien.  In May 2024, Salvador Umanzor was indicted by a federal grand jury. He has been in federal custody since his initial appearance in federal court on May 9, 2024.

Salvador Umanzor was removed from the United States on Oct. 10, 2018 following a state conviction in 2013 for trafficking oxycodone, for which he was sentenced to five years and one day in prison. Sometime after his removal, Salvador Umanzor unlawfully reentered the United States, and was located in April 2024 following a state arrest for unrelated conduct.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy; Todd M. Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations; and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elianna J. Nuzum of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.