United States Attorney David Metcalf announced on Mar. 31 that two Dominican nationals were sentenced to prison in Philadelphia this month for illegally reentering the United States after previous deportations.
The sentencing highlights ongoing efforts by federal authorities to address illegal reentry cases and enforce immigration laws. Both individuals will be removed from the country again following their prison terms.
Jorge Adalberto Dejesus Rondon, also known as Jorge Garcia, Henry Matos, and Edwin Carrillo, age 38, received a sentence of 40 months in prison from United States District Judge Gerald A. McHugh. Dejesus had been previously removed from the U.S. three times: first in February 2011 after a drug conviction in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas; again in June 2015 following his first illegal reentry conviction; and a third time in August 2019 after serving sentences for illegal reentry and violating supervised release conditions. After evading arrest last April, law enforcement located and arrested him at a residence in Philadelphia two months later. He was indicted on illegal reentry charges in July and pleaded guilty in November.
Warlin DeJesus Arnaud-Salcedo, age 41, was sentenced by United States District Judge Mary Kay Costello to serve 14 months for illegal reentry. Arnaud-Salcedo had previously been removed from the U.S. in May 2016. In May of last year, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) encountered him during an unrelated search on Hegerman Street but allowed him to leave after checking his identification; ICE personnel later determined he had entered illegally and arrested him the next day. He was indicted on charges of illegal reentry last June and pleaded guilty four months later.
According to Metcalf’s office, “These cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.” The investigations were conducted by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations with prosecutions led by Assistant United States Attorneys Mark Dubnoff and Mark Sendek.
