Ezequiel Portillo-Rodriguez/El Salvador/Illegal Reentry, Prior Criminal Entry Conviction

ICE San Francisco arrested Ezequiel Portillo-Rodriguez, 30, a citizen of El Salvador. Official records show a prior conviction for criminal entry and a current federal referral for illegal reentry after removal. Officers located him in the Bay Area, effected the arrest, and completed intake; he remains in custody while prosecutors pursue the reentry case and while immigration proceedings are scheduled before an immigration judge.

Illegal reentry is charged when a person who was previously removed, or who departed under an order, is later found in the United States without the Attorney General’s or Secretary of Homeland Security’s consent to reapply for admission. Evidence typically includes a certified prior removal order, fingerprint and biometric matches linking encounters, admission and border records confirming no lawful readmission, and statements or documents showing presence inside the country.

The prior criminal entry conviction reflects unlawful crossing or eluding inspection at the border, documented by apprehension reports and related records. Certified copies of that judgment, along with the current case paperwork, have been added to the immigration file for court review. Custody, prosecution, and removal determinations will proceed on their respective tracks under applicable law.