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“A Mexican man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Jesus Ivan Jimenez Joachin, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 15 months in prison and one year of supervised release. Jimenez Joachin will be subject to removal proceedings upon completion of his sentence. In January 2023, Jimenez Joachin pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry after deportation.
Jimenez Joachin was arrested in Plymouth County in 2016 for charges including larceny of a motor vehicle and assault and battery on a family/household member. While in custody, Jimenez Joachin was determined to be illegally present in the United States and was subsequently deported.
At some point after his 2016 removal, Jimenez Joachin illegally reentered the United States. In August 2019, he was arrested in Plymouth County for charges including breaking and entering, domestic abuse and identity fraud as well as earlier charges from 2016.
In April 2021, Jimenez Joachin was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in state prison. He was taken into federal custody upon completion of his sentence.
United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins and Todd M. Lyons, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney James J. Nagelberg of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.”-Massachusetts Department of Justice.
