A Honduran national living in Fall River, Massachusetts, has admitted to unlawfully reentering the United States after being deported. Denis Aguirre-Murillo, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien before U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin. Sentencing is set for November 12, 2025. Aguirre-Murillo was indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2025.
Court records show that Aguirre-Murillo had previously been deported three times: in July 2007, March 2016, and January 2021. He reentered the country at an unknown time and location after his most recent removal. On May 4, 2024, immigration authorities discovered he was back in the United States when he was arrested under an alias in Fall River on charges including intimidation and rape; the rape charge was later amended to indecent assault and battery.
An immigration detainer was placed on Aguirre-Murillo following his arrest. Despite this, he was released from local custody on February 19, 2025, without notification to immigration authorities. He was subsequently located and detained by immigration officials on May 29, 2025.
The offense carries a maximum penalty of up to ten years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000. Aguirre-Murillo also faces deportation upon completion of any imposed sentence. Sentences are determined by federal district court judges according to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
“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 Mackenzie A. Queenin 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.”
