Source: Office of United States Attorneys
BOSTON – A Salvadoran national residing in Chelsea, Mass. has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
Miguel Chavez, a/k/a “Miguel Angel Chavez Figueroa,” 55, was charged with one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Chavez was arrested on April 25, 2025.
According to the indictment, Chavez was deported from the United States to El Salvador on Nov. 22, 2013. It is alleged that sometime after his November 2013 removal, Chavez illegally reentered the United States without permission.
The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien after a conviction for an aggravated felony provides for a sentence of up to 20 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 of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Zacks 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.