| MEXICAN NATIONAL AND CONVICTED RAPIST PLEADS GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY RE-ENTERING THE UNITED STATES Greenbelt, Maryland – Dimas Gonzalo Contreras-Nolasco, 54, a Mexican citizen and national, has pleaded guilty to illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported. Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced the guilty plea with Acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO), Baltimore Field Office. According to court filings, Contreras-Nolasco voluntarily and unlawfully entered the U.S. on September 18, 2005. On that date, Contreras-Nolasco applied for admission into the United States from Mexico via the vehicle primary inspection lanes in Del Rio, Texas. Contreras-Nolasco orally declared himself a U.S. citizen by birth, but he did not present identification or documentation to support his claim. As a result, United States Border Patrol deemed Contreras-Nolasco inadmissible, so they processed him for expedited removal, and then ordered him to return to Mexico. On September 9, 2021, law enforcement again found Contreras-Nolasco unlawfully in the U.S. when they arrested him for rape in Rockville, Maryland. Then on March 31, 2022, Contreras-Nolasco pled guilty to second-degree rape and a second-degree sex offense in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland. He received a 20-year state sentence, which he is currently serving, with all but 10 years suspended. Contreras-Nolasco also now faces two years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine, and one year of supervised release for the illegal re-entry charges. Prior to his arrest in Montgomery County, Contreras-Nolasco did not obtain consent at any time from the Attorney General of the United States, or from the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, for readmission into the country. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday, November 14, at 1 p.m. U.S. Attorney Hayes commended ICE-ERO for its work in the investigation. Ms. Hayes also thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney LaShanta Harris who is prosecuting this case. 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, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. For more information about the Maryland U.S. Attorney's Office, its priorities, and resources available to help the community, visit justice.gov/usao-md and justice.gov/usao-md/community-outreach. # # # |
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