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A Guatemalan man caught illegally entering Maine from Canada by border patrol agents earlier this year could be deported again.

Victor Yobany Archila-Rojas, 28, of Guatemala was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Bangor to time served, or 53 days for illegally entering the United States, U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank said in a release.

Archila-Rojas pleaded guilty on Aug. 14. He could have been sentenced to up to two years in prison and required to pay a $250,000 fine, the release said.

Court records show that on July 29, Archila-Rojas entered the United States from Canada in Sandy Bay Township, Maine, at a location not designated for entry. He was apprehended a short time later by U.S. Border Patrol agents.

He is a citizen of Guatemala and was deported from the United States in 2013.

Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland...

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