Previously Deported Dominican Alien Arrested by CBP

C.B.P. News Release

Previously Deported Dominican Alien Arrested by CBP

Deported in 1996 after Narcotics Conviction in Massachusetts

(Thursday, June 03, 2010)

San Juan, Puerto Rico – An alien from the Dominican Republic appeared later yesterday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Camille Velez-Rive, facing charges of re-entering the United States after being previously deported for the commission of an aggravated felony.

Santiago Castillo-Rojas, claimed to be Bernardino Almonte-Taveras, when he presented himself for inspection of US Customs and Border Protection officers before boarding a Jet Blue Airline flight Tuesday, bound to the city of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Mr. Castillo-Rojas provided an expired Dominican Republic passport and an employment authorization card, issued to “Bernardino Almonte-Taveras,â€