Thread: Problems in Rhode Island

Another illegal in Rhode Island poses a problem


Man jailed for illegal entry to U.S.

07:27 AM EDT on Saturday, June 21, 2008

By Philip Marcelo

Journal Staff Writer

PROVIDENCE — A federal judge Thursday sentenced Gustavo Granados, a 39-year-old Mexican national, to 46 months in federal prison for illegally reentering the United States after being twice deported, according to U.S. Attorney Robert Clark Corrente.

Granados was convicted in 1992 in Rhode Island Family Court of second-degree child abuse and was sentenced to three years. After completion of his sentence at the Adult Correctional Institutions, in Cranston, in May 1995, he was deported as an aggravated felon.

Granados illegally reentered the country, but was eventually caught by authorities.

Thomas Connell, spokesman for Corrente, could not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding his capture but said Granados was deported again in October 1999.

He apparently reentered the country in July 2005 near Nogales, Ariz., and was most recently living in an apartment on Mowry Street in Central Falls. According to Connell, Granados stated to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that “he keeps coming [back] because he has family in Rhode Island.â€

[quote]He apparently reentered the country in July 2005 near Nogales, Ariz., and was most recently living in an apartment on Mowry Street in Central Falls. According to Connell, Granados stated to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents that “he keeps coming [back] because he has family in Rhode Island.â€