A Dominican national living unlawfully in Boston has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for reentering the United States after being deported. Danny Miguel Tejada Hernandez, 29, received a sentence of 37 months in prison and two years of supervised release from U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy. Following his federal sentence, Tejada Hernandez will be subject to deportation.
Tejada Hernandez pleaded guilty in June 2025 to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien after being indicted by a federal grand jury earlier that year.
Authorities said that Tejada Hernandez entered the United States on an unknown date and location without legal permission. He was convicted on March 9, 2020, in Chelsea District Court for possession with intent to distribute both Class A and Class B controlled substances. After serving time for those offenses, he was deported in August 2021.
Sometime after his removal from the country, Tejada Hernandez unlawfully returned to the United States. On February 1, 2024, he was again convicted—this time in Suffolk County Superior Court—for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a Class A controlled substance. He is currently serving a three-year state prison term related to these 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.”
