BOSTON – A Salvadoran national pleaded guilty today in
federal court in Boston to illegally reentering the United States after being
deported.
Following the acceptance of his plea, U.S. District Court
Judge Indira Talwani sentenced Oscar Armand Mejia, 42, of Lynn, to a sentence
of “time-served,” approximately 6 weeks’ imprisonment. Following the sentencing hearing, Mejia will
be transferred to ICE custody and be placed into removal proceedings.
According to court records, Mejia was arrested in 2008 by
the Brockton Police and charged with assault and battery and drunk
driving. Mejia was later convicted and
ordered to serve a sentence of 90 days.
After completing his sentence in Nov. 4, 2008, he was placed into
removal proceedings and deported to El Salvador. Sometime after his removal, Mejia illegally
reentered the United States, was subsequently arrested by the Stoughton Police,
and charged with drunk driving. Mejia
appeared in state court, posted bail and was released. ICE was not contacted at that time. Mejia
later defaulted in state court by failing to appear and a warrant was issued
for his arrest. On Feb. 24, 2020, ICE
located and arrested Mejia.
United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling and Marcos D.
Charles, Acting Field Office Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Boston, made the announcement today.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Lelling’s Major Crimes Unit
prosecuted the case.
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