Mexican Illegal Alien Sentenced for Illegally Reentering the Country

PORTLAND, Maine: A Mexican man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for reentering the United States after a prior removal.

Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Edgar Mandujano-Aguilar, 37, to 12 months in prison. He pleaded guilty on February 5, 2026.

According to court records, on November 6, 2025, U.S. Border Patrol Agents encountered Mandujano-Aguilar after he requested assistance from the Oxford County Sheriff's Office to return to his home country of Mexico. After agents arrived at the Sheriff's Office, Mandujano-Aguilar stated that he was born in Mexico, was not a U.S. citizen, and did not have any authorization to be in the country. Records checks revealed that Mandujano-Aguilar had been previously deported multiple times from the U.S., including after he had been permitted to voluntarily return to Mexico. Mandujano-Aguilar has been previously convicted multiple times for unlawful reentry after prior removal.

Operation Take Back America: This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.