An unlawful immigrant who’s accused of assaulting a police officer, and who was beforehand convicted of human smuggling, has pleaded responsible to possessing a solid immigration doc.
Jose Martinez-Lopez, a/ok/a “Amalio Mendez-Molina,” 33, is a Guatemalan nationwide who was unlawfully dwelling in West Springfield.
He lately pleaded responsible in federal court docket to possessing a solid immigration doc and unlawfully re-entering the U.S. after deportation.
Earlier than these fees, he was arrested in Massachusetts for assault and battery on a police officer. He was additionally beforehand convicted in Arizona of human smuggling, and he was charged in Illinois with home battery/bodily hurt.
Again on Aug. 28, 2009, Martinez-Lopez was deported to Guatemala after he illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown prior date, in line with the feds.
Someday after his removing, Martinez-Lopez unlawfully re-entered the U.S. and was then deported on Might 10, 2011.
After his deportation, Martinez-Lopez re-entered the U.S. illegally for a 3rd time. On Aug. 8, 2011, he was discovered responsible in Arizona of human smuggling conspiracy and sentenced to a one-year probationary interval.
On Aug. 23, 2011, Martinez-Lopez was once more faraway from the U.S.
Someday after his removing, Martinez-Lopez re-entered the U.S. illegally for a fourth time. On Nov. 25, 2022 and June 17, 2023, Martinez-Lopez was twice arrested in Illinois for home battery/bodily hurt.
Each occasions, immigration authorities lodged detainers, however Martinez-Lopez was launched from Illinois state court docket custody earlier than any removing motion might be taken.
Then earlier this yr in March, he was arrested in West Springfield for assault and battery on a police officer, which led to his apprehension by immigration authorities.
On the time of the arrest, the feds mentioned Martinez-Lopez possessed a solid everlasting resident card within the identify of “Amalio Mendez-Molina.”
On March 11, 2025, Martinez-Lopez admitted to immigration authorities that he was unlawfully current within the U.S., and he had re-entered the U.S. illegally in 2021.
The cost of possession of a solid immigration doc can result in a sentence of as much as 10 years in jail, three years of supervised launch, and a high quality of as much as $250,000.
The cost of illegal re-entry of a deported alien can result in a sentence of as much as two years in jail, three years of supervised launch, and a high quality of as much as $250,000.
He’s topic to deportation upon completion of any sentence imposed.
