By Daniel Tepfer Published 6:51 pm, Monday, April 3, 2017

NEW HAVEN - A Guatemala man, who illegally entered this country three times and committed an assortment of crimes here, is once again on his way back to his home country.

David Ortiz Juarez, 35, was handed over to ICE officers Monday following a hearing before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall.

According to court documents and statements made in court, Ortiz Juarez, who has never held legal status in the U.S., entered the U.S. through Mexico when he was a juvenile. He was removed to Guatemala in April 1998.

Ortiz Juarez illegally reentered the U.S. in approximately 2003 and lived in Hartford. He was subsequently convicted after trial in Hartford Superior Court of two counts of risk of injury to a minor. The conviction was related to severe injuries suffered by his then four-month-old daughter who was in his care, according to court documents. Following service of a five-year sentence, he was removed to Guatemala in April 2009.

Ortiz Juarez again illegally reentered the U.S. On Aug. 7, 2016, he was arrested by Hartford Police for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

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