United States v. Aguilar

Statement of Reasons for Sentence Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3553(c)(2)

JACK B. WEINSTEIN, Senior District Judge:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Introduction.470

II. Underlying Charge and Conviction.471

A. Illegal Activity. 471

B. Arrest on Instant Charge.471

C. Guilty Plea.'..471

D. Sentence.472

III. Context: Parental Detention and Deportation.472

A. Statistics.472

1. National.472

2. New York..■.475

B. Effects on Children .:.476

*4701. Psychological.476

2. Broken Families.479

3. Poverty and Its Attendant Risks .480

IV. Law.'.480

A. Imposition of Sentence.480

B. Offense Level, Category, and Sentencing Guidelines Range.481

C. 18…