Arlington Man Indicted For Illegal Reentry After Deportation

ARLINGTON, VA — An Arlington man has been indicted in federal court on a charge of illegal reentry after removal following an aggravated felony conviction, according to court records.

A federal grand jury in Alexandria indicted Daniel Payes Aguirre Wednesday on one count of illegal reentry after removal subsequent to an aggravated felony conviction. The indictment alleges Payes Aguirre was found in the United States on or about Feb. 7, 2026, after previously being removed from the country on or about July 7, 2011, near Alexandria, Louisiana.

Prosecutors allege Payes Aguirre did not obtain permission from the U.S. attorney general or the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to reapply for admission to the United States.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the criminal complaint, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement learned in February dthat Payes Aguirre had been detained at the Arlington County Adult Detention Center on one count of felony probation violation.

The affidavit says ICE records showed Payes Aguirre is a native and citizen of Guatemala and that he had been removed from the United States in 2011. Federal authorities said fingerprint records from his 2026 Arlington arrest matched immigration records connected to his earlier removal.

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Federal prosecutors said Payes Aguirre had previously been convicted in Arlington County Circuit Court on Nov. 17, 2010, of malicious wounding, in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-51. The affidavit says he was sentenced to five years in prison, with four years suspended.

Court docket information shows Payes Aguirre initially appeared in federal court May 18 and was ordered detained pending trial after a preliminary and detention hearing May 20. An arraignment was scheduled for June 10 before U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

An indictment is a formal accusation. Payes Aguirre is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.