El Salvadorian National Convicted and Sentenced for Unlawful Reentry into the United States after Three Prior Deportations

CONCORD – An El Salvadorian national, who was previously deported three times, pleaded guilty and was sentenced for unlawful reentry into the United States, Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. 

Juan Ruiz, 30, an El Salvadorian national who was unlawfully residing in Manchester, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Samantha D. Elliott to time served, or two months.  Ruiz is in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for deportation to El Salvador.

Ruiz illegally entered the United States previously on three separate occasions and was deported on June 12, 2016, May 18, 2017, and October 14, 2021. On the evening of April 22, 2025, the Manchester Police Department responded to Ruiz’s apartment after receiving a report of a domestic violence incident.  Law enforcement arrested Ruiz for simple assault. After learning of the defendant’s immigration status, they referred him to ICE.

ICE led the investigation.  The Manchester Police Department provided valuable assistance.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander S. Chen prosecuted the case. 

This effort 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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