Guatemalan National Indicted for Unlawful Reentry

BOSTON – A Guatemalan national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.  

Mario Lopez, 35, was charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Lopez was arrested and charged by criminal complaint in March 2025 and has been detained pending trial.

According to the charging documents, Lopez was deported from the United States on Dec. 8, 2010 after an assault conviction in Maryland. It is alleged that sometime after his removal, Lopez attempted to return to the United States twice in 2022 but was denied entry.  Sometime after that, Lopez unlawfully reentered the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement became aware of Garcia’s unlawful presence in the United States following arrests in November 2023, March 2024 and December 2024.

The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien in this case provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed. 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 Leah B. Foley and Patricia H. Hyde, Field Office Director, Boston, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations made the announcement today. Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Reynolds of the Criminal Division 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.