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A Salvadoran national residing in Lynn pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
Inmar Samuel Aguiluz-Palacios, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of illegal reentry before U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young who scheduled sentencing for July 19, 2022. Aguiluz-Palacios was charged on Feb. 3, 2022.
According to court documents, Aguiluz-Palacios was deported on three previous occasions, in May 2004, June 2015 and December 2015. Sometime after his 2015 removal, Aguiluz-Palacios illegally returned to the United States. On Aug. 15, 2021, Aguiluz-Palacios was arrested in Lynn for assault with a dangerous weapon. In January 2022, Aguiluz-Palacios was convicted of assault and sentenced to nine months in state prison.
The charge of illegal reentry provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Aguiluz-Palacios will be subject to deportation proceedings upon completion of his sentence. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.
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 in Boston made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth G. Shine of Rollins’ Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.
