Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Firearm Offenses and Unlawful Entry into the U.S.

PROVIDENCE - A Massachusetts man who unlawfully entered the United States and was found in possession of a loaded firearm following a Providence traffic stop, has been sentenced to federal prison.

Everton Luis Teixeira Da Silva, 23, of Framingham, Massachusetts, was sentenced on June 18, 2026, by U.S. District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose to 12 months and one day in federal prison for possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States. The court also imposed a sentence of time served for unlawfully entering into the United States. Da Silva was not ordered to serve a term of supervised release due to pending deportation proceedings following completion of his prison sentence.

Da Silva pleaded guilty in February 2026 to possession of a firearm and ammunition by an alien unlawfully present in the United States and unlawful entry into the United States.

According to court documents, on August 17, 2025, during a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Da Silva was a passenger conducted by the Providence Police Department, Da Silva fled from officers on foot. During the pursuit, he discarded a firearm and approximately $900 in cash. Following his apprehension, police immediately recovered the firearm and identified it as a green 9mm pistol loaded with six rounds of ammunition and bearing an obliterated serial number. Further inquiry by investigators into Da Silva's background following his arrest determined that he entered the United States unlawfully.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald R. Gendron.

The matter was investigated by the FBI and the Providence Police Department.

This case is 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 and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhood.