Dominican National Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON - A Dominican man, unlawfully residing in Boston, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Danny Miguel Tejada Hernandez, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy to 37 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence. In June 2025, Tejada Hernandez pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Tejada Hernandez was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2025.

On an unknown date, at an unknown place, Tejada Hernandez entered the United States unlawfully. On March 9, 2020, in Chelsea District Court, Tejada Hernandez was convicted of one count of possession to distribute a Class A controlled substance, two counts of possession to distribute a Class B controlled substance and one count of distributing/dispensing a Class B controlled substance. Tejada Hernandez was deported in August 2021.

Sometime after his August 2021 removal, Tejada Hernandez unlawfully reentered the United States. On Feb. 1, 2024, in Suffolk County Superior Court, Tejada Hernandez was convicted of possession to distribute Class A controlled substance and one count to distribute/dispense of a Class A controlled substance. He is currently serving a three-year state prison sentence on those charges.

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 Jessica Soto of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted case.