Massachusetts Dominican national who illegally reentered at least 5 times and charged on numerous occasions, sentenced to prison

BOSTON — An unlawfully present, 50-year-old Dominican national apprehended by Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after removal. Felix Reinardo Nunez-Guerrero received the 30-month federal prison sentence July 15 at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

“Felix Reinardo Nunez-Guerrero has repeatedly unlawfully entered the United States and broken our laws,” said ERO Boston Field Office Director Todd M. Lyons. “His blatant disregard for public safety has proven him to be a significant threat to the Massachusetts community. ERO Boston will continue to prioritize the welfare of our residents by aggressively apprehending and removing the most egregious noncitizen offenders.”

U.S. Border Patrol arrested Nunez Sept. 7, 1999, after he unlawfully entered the United States near El Paso, Texas. Border Patrol officials served Nunez a notice to appear before a Department of Justice immigration judge and turned custody of Nunez over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service released Nunez from custody Oct. 15, 1999, on bond.

On Oct. 20, 2000, a Department of Justice immigration judge in Boston ordered Nunez removed from the United States to the Dominican Republic.

Between Oct 30, 2008 and Dec. 27, 2019, authorities arrested Nunez on numerous occasions and convicted him of intimidation, twice giving false addresses with the intent to hinder police, possession of a Class B controlled substance, assault and battery dangerous weapon-handgun, assault dangerous weapon-chemical spray, noncitizen unlawfully in the United States in possession of a firearm and ammunition and a forfeiture allegation, and unlawfully reentering the United States after previous deportation.

ERO removed Nunez from the United States to the Dominican Republic on four occasions: March 25, 2009; July 21, 2015; March 6, 2019; and Aug. 4, 2020.

Nunez unlawfully entered the United States without being inspected, admitted or paroled by a U.S. immigration official on at least five occasions.

Police in Lawrence arrested Nunez Nov. 10, 2023, for assault and battery on a family/household member/intimate partner. The next day, ERO Boston lodged an immigration detainer against Nunez.

On March 29, 2024, Nunez pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to unlawful reentry after being deported.

On July 15, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced Nunez to 30 months in federal prison.