Guatemalan National Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the Country

BANGOR, Maine: A Guatemalan man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Bangor for reentry after removal.

U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen sentenced Geremias Josue Sanchez-Velasquez, 31, to time served (110 days). He pleaded guilty on June 11, 2025.

According to court records, on April 23, 2025, a U.S. Border Patrol Agent encountered Sanchez-Velasquez in Palmyra, Maine. Sachez-Velasquez acknowledged that he was not a U.S. citizen and that he did not have any authorization to be in the country. Records checks revealed that Sanchez-Velasquez has a previous conviction for illegal entry and had been removed from the United States in 2019.

Sanchez-Velasquez was turned over to immigration authorities at the conclusion of the proceedings.

Operation Take Back America: This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETFs) and Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN).

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