Dominican National Sentenced for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence, Mass. was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Santo Beato Aybar-Aybar, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy to time served (five months). The defendant is now subject to deportation proceedings. In June 2025, Aybar-Aybar pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Aybar-Aybar was indicted in April 2025.

Aybar-Aybar was previously deported from the United States three times, the last time on or about Sept. 21, 2021. Sometime after his September 2021 removal, Aybar-Aybar again illegally reentered the United States without permission. Aybar-Aybar has been convicted of numerous crimes while residing in the country unlawfully, including a 2013 New Hampshire conviction for possessing cocaine with intent to distribute, and a 2021 Massachusetts conviction for possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. He was located by immigration authorities during a law enforcement operation in Lawrence, Mass.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Patricia H. Hyde, Acting Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Eric L. Hawkins of the Major Crime Unit prosecuted the case.