Source: Office of United States Attorneys
Rutland, Vermont – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on April 29, 2025, Alex Patin-Patin, 28, of South Burlington, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Lanthier to time served. The defendant, who had been detained since his arrest on February 5, 2025, previously pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after having been removed.
According to court records, Patin-Patin is an Ecuadorian national who unlawfully entered the United States near Santa Teresa, New Mexico in February 2022. He was ordered removed by a United States Immigration Judge in June 2022, and federal authorities removed him from the United States on or about July 7, 2022. It is unknown where or when Patin-Patin re-entered the United States, but in April 2024 Patin-Patin was arrested in South Burlington, Vermont for unrelated charges. Because Patin-Patin had not obtained permission to re-enter the United States, his presence in the country was in violation of U.S. law.
Acting United States Attorney Michael P. Drescher thanked the agents from Enforcement and Removal Operations, a component of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, for their efforts in locating Patin-Patin and assisting in this prosecution.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michelle Arra and Matthew Lasher. Patin-Patin was represented by Assistant Federal Public Defender Steven Barth.