Jamaican National Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison for Illegally Reentering U.S.

David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DWAYNE CLAUD SINGH, 39, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 22 months of imprisonment for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.

According to court documents and statements made in court, in 2014, Singh was convicted in Connecticut Superior Court of drug, weapon, and forgery offenses and was sentenced to five years of imprisonment. He was deported to Jamaica in January 2018. Singh illegally reentered the U.S. and obtained a California driver's license in the name of "Kevin Anthony Smith." He began using that false identity and the fake license to obtain employment and to register and obtain insurance on two vehicles in Connecticut.

Singh has been detained since his arrest on a federal criminal complaint on July 23, 2025. At the time of his arrest, he also had an active state arrest warrant for breach of peace and threatening offenses, which was issued in March 2023. On October 4, 2025, Singh pleaded guilty in federal court to unlawful reentry.

This matter was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Neeraj N. Patel.

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 (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.