Source: Office of United States Attorneys
BOSTON – A Guatemalan national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
William Estuardo Rodriguez-Botello, 39, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to three months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of the sentence imposed. Earlier in the same hearing Rodriguez-Botello pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. In February 2025, Rodriguez-Botello was indicted by a federal grand jury.
Rodriguez-Botello is a citizen of Guatemala who entered the United States illegally in 2005 and 2012 having been removed to Guatemala in each instance. Sometime after his 2012 removal, Rodriguez-Botello illegally returned the United States and on Feb. 3, 2024, immigration authorities became aware Rodriguez-Botello was present in the United States following his arrest by the Waltham Police Department. Rodriguez-Botello was arrested and convicted on charges of Operating Under the Influence Liquor 2nd offense in Waltham District Court. Rodriguez-Botello was released from custody on this matter before ICE could take immigration or criminal enforcement action. On Feb. 4, 2025, immigration authorities encountered Rodriguez-Botello following his arrest and subsequent release from custody on conditions pending his case in Dedham District Court.
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 Luke A. Goldworm of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.