Dominican Man Indicted for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON - A Dominican man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.

Jose De La Rosa Rosario, 50, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien.

De La Rosa was remanded into federal custody after previously being arrested by police on Sept. 3, 2024, and then detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 16, 2024. He will appear in federal court in Boston on a later date.

According to the indictment, De La Rosa was deported from the United States on July 3, 2018. It is alleged that sometime after his July 2018 removal, De La Rosa illegally reentered the United States without permission.

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. 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.

Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy 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 the Major Crimes Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging documents are allegations. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.