Dominican national previously apprehended in Texas, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, arrested on list of charges

BOSTON — Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston apprehended an unlawfully present 33-year-old Dominican national charged with assault and battery on a household member, destruction of property, indecent exposure, carjacking, two counts of trafficking a controlled substance, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. Officers with ERO Boston arrested Luis Esmeraldo Rodriguez Aug. 12 in Roxbury. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts arraigned Rodriguez Sept. 16 for unlawfully reentering the United States after having been previously removed.

“Not only has Luis Esmeraldo Rodriguez has displayed a complete disregard for U.S. immigration laws — he also attempted to use our Massachusetts neighborhoods to peddle poison to our residents,” said ERO Boston acting Field Office Director Patricia H. Hyde. “Now he has been charged with some much more severe offenses and clearly poses a threat to our community. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize the safety of our public by aggressively apprehending and removing egregious noncitizen offenders from New England.”

U.S. Border Patrol apprehended Rodriguez Nov. 23, 2014, after he unlawfully entered the United States near Laredo, Texas, without inspection, admission or parole by a U.S. immigration official.

On Jan. 16, 2015, ERO Batavia served Rodriguez with a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge.

A Department of Justice immigration judge in Batavia, New York, granted Rodriguez an immigration bond Feb.18, 2015.

On May 12, 2015, a Department of Justice immigration judge in Batavia ordered Rodriguez removed from the United States to the Dominican Republic.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts arraigned Rodriguez on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute fentanyl and an additional charge of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. The court convicted Rodriguez of those charges Feb. 27, 2019, and sentenced him to 30 months in prison.

ERO Philadelphia arrested Rodriguez Feb. 15, 2020, after his release from state prison and removed him from the United States to the Dominican Republic Feb. 18, 2024.

Rodriguez unlawfully reentered the United States on an unknown date, at an unknown location, without inspection, admission or parole by a U.S. immigration official.

The Roxbury District Court arraigned Rodriguez June 10 on charges of assault and battery of a household member, destruction of property, indecent exposure, carjacking, two counts of trafficking a controlled substance, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.

Later that day, ERO lodged an immigration detainer against Rodriguez with the Suffolk County House of Corrections in Boston.

Officers with ERO Boston arrested Rodriguez Aug. 12 at the Roxbury District Court and served him with a notice of intent/decision to reinstate a prior removal order.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts arraigned Rodriguez Sept. 16 on a charge of unlawful reentry into the United States after removal.