Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Men for Illegal Reentry into the United States

PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury in Providence returned separate indictments today charging two men with illegally reentering the United States after having previously been removed.

According to the indictments, Edwin Aldana, 45, a citizen of Guatemala, was ordered removed from the United States on November 13, 2006. He later reentered the United States and was removed from the country again on September 7, 2020. On June 1, 2026, Aldana was arrested in Rhode Island. Aldana did not obtain the required consent from the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to reapply for admission to the United States. 

In a separate indictment, Kevin Osvaldo Lopez Lopez, 25, a citizen of Honduras, was previously ordered removed by an immigration judge and departed the United States on January 12, 2021. On July 4, 2026, Lopez Lopez was arrested in Rhode Island. Lopez Lopez did not obtain the required consent from the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General to reapply for admission to the United States. 

The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Lowell.

The matters were investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

An indictment is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.