DERBY LINE — John Acosta-Bermudez, a Colombian citizen with landed immigrant status in Canada, was sentenced yesterday to 13 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to a charge that he re-entered the United States in Derby Line, after having been deported.
Acosta-Bermudez, 52, was first picked up in Derby Line back in March. He has been detained without bail since his arrest.
According to court papers, immigration officials at the Route 5 Port-of-Entry in Derby Line observed a black vehicle enter the United States in mid-morning on March 29, 2014.
The car did not stop at the Port for inspection, but instead headed south on Interstate 91. A Border Patrol agent followed and stopped the car on the highway.
Acosta-Bermudez has twice been deported from the United States following a New York robbery conviction and a federal passport fraud conviction.
As a deportee, Acosta-Bermudez cannot return to the United States without the advance permission of the Attorney General.
