A Dominican national, Carlos Alexander Martinez-Jimenez, was sentenced on April 8 in federal court in Worcester to one year in prison for unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman ordered that the sentence be served consecutively to his current state prison term.
Martinez-Jimenez will be subject to deportation following completion of his federal sentence. The case highlights ongoing efforts by law enforcement agencies to address illegal reentry cases and enforce immigration laws.
According to court records, Martinez-Jimenez pleaded guilty in January 2026 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien, following an indictment by a federal grand jury in December 2025. His criminal history includes a conviction in February 2017 for Furnishing a False Name or Social Security Number and Identity Fraud in Fall River District Court, which resulted in a state prison sentence and subsequent removal from the United States in April 2017.
Despite his removal, Martinez-Jimenez returned unlawfully at an unspecified date after April 2017. He was later convicted on January 31, 2024, of trafficking between 18 and less than 36 grams of heroin, morphine, opium, or fentanyl by Essex Superior Court and is currently serving a three-and-a-half to five-year state prison sentence for that offense.
United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and David T. Wesling, Acting Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston announced the sentencing decision. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan C. Cleary and Zachary Stendig prosecuted the case.