A federal grand jury in Rhode Island has indicted Manuel Yochuzga-Yopangue, a/k/a Manuel Yupangui, 34, a citizen of Ecuador, on a charge of illegal re-entry after having been previously deported in August 2008. He came to the attention of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement through an automated biometric fingerprint match following his arrest on state child molestation charges in May 2025. The case was announced by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr.

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