Dominican National Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Illegal Reentry

BOSTON - A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Lawrence was sentenced on July 8, 2026, in federal court in Boston for unlawfully reentering the United States after deportation.

Jason Aymar Ramos, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to a term of 18 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. The defendant is subject to deportation upon completion of the imposed sentence. In April 2026, Aymar Ramos pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Aymar Ramos was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2018.

Aymar Ramos was deported from the United States to the Dominican Republic on April 5, 2012. Sometime after his removal, Aymar Ramos illegally reentered the United States without permission.

Between 2015 and 2024, Aymar Ramos, using an alias, was convicted in four separate state court drug cases. In October 2025, after completing a two and a half year jail sentence in one of the cases, he was transported to federal court in the illegal reentry case. He has been in federal custody since that time.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley; David T. Wesling, Acting Field Office Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston; and Lawrence Police Chief Maurice Aguiler made the announcement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanne Sullivan Jacobus of the Major Crimes Unit prosecuted the case.