PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two men have been sentenced in federal court for illegally reentering the United States after prior deportations, according to U.S. Attorney David Metcalf.
Hugo Henry Hernandez-Bonilla, 49, a Salvadoran national, was sentenced to time served — approximately four months — by U.S. District Judge Mia Roberts Perez. Hernandez-Bonilla was previously removed from the U.S. in 2011 but later reentered illegally. He was arrested in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in July 2024 for driving under the influence. After being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier this year, he pleaded guilty in May and will again be deported.
In a separate case, Noel Velasquez-Basurto, 33, a Mexican national, was sentenced to time served — also about four months — by U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond. Velasquez-Basurto had first been deported in 2013 after being apprehended near Nogales, Arizona. He reentered and was again found in Pennsylvania in February 2025, later pleading guilty to illegal reentry…