A 50-year-old Dominican citizen, Jose De La Rosa Rosario, entered a guilty plea in a Boston federal court for the crime of illegal reentry into the United States after being deported. Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in October of this year, De La Rosa admitted to the charge yesterday.
De La Rosa, who initially entered the U.S. in 2006 through Puerto Rico with false identification, faced convictions on federal conspiracy and cocaine distribution charges in 2011. Serving his time and consequently deported to the Dominican Republic in July 2018, he found his way back to the U.S. at an undetermined time and location. In September 2024, he was apprehended once more on state drug charges before his identity and illegal reentry were confirmed by matching fingerprints from his prior removal documentation and his entry to federal custody, as per the announcement by United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Todd M. Lyons, the Boston Field Office Director for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations.
Defined under federal law, the act of unlawful reentry by a deported alien carries a substantial penalty. Individuals convicted can face up to 20 years imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and fines reaching up to $250,000. The U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV set the sentencing for De La Rosa for March 14, 2025, based on applicative guidances from the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines.
The case against De La Rosa is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of the Major Crimes Unit. Additional details can be found via the official press release on the U.S. Attorney's Office website.
