A Guatemalan national was indicted in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.
William Noel Mazariegos Lopez, 43, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Mazariegos Lopez was charged by criminal complaint on March 14, 2025 and is currently being detained.
According to the charging documents, at an unknown place and time, Mazariegos Lopez entered the United States without being inspected by an immigration officer. On October 24, 2012, in the Lynn District Court, Mazariegos Lopez was convicted of operating under the influence of liquor and compulsory insurance violation.
On October 30, 2017, after determining that Mazariegos Lopez illegally entered the United States, immigration authorities initiated deportation proceedings. On November 29, 2017, Mazariegos Lopez was removed from the United States and moved to Guatemala.
Thereafter, on an unknown date and at an unknown location, Mazariegos Lopez reentered the United States. On April 28, 2018, he was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol. On May 7, 2018, Mazariegos Lopez was removed from the United States to Guatemala for a second time.
Thereafter, on an unknown date and at an unknown location, Mazariegos Lopez reentered the United States without authority. On August 15, 2021, immigration authorities became aware that Mazariegos Lopez was present in the United States following an arrest by the Essex County Sheriff’s Department.
On June 9, 2022, in the Lynn District Court, Mazariegos was convicted of operating under the influence of liquor – second offence, operating under the influence of liquor and operating after a suspended licence. He was sentenced to 2.5 years (suspended, 90 days to serve) for operating under the influence of liquor- second offence and two years (suspended, 90 days to serve) for operating under the influence of liquor.
On December 22, 2023, the court issued a violation of probation.
The charge of unlawful reentry of a deported alien 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.
