Ecuadorian Man Pleads Guilty Illegal US Reentry After Danbury Sex Abuse Arrest

Stanlin Daniel Vasquez-Salinas, an Ecuadorian national, pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally reentering the United States after being deported in May 2020. He was arrested in March 2025 during a raid by Danbury police and FBI agents on a suspected brothel where two teenage girls were being trafficked, and he faces state charges including conspiracy to commit commercial sexual abuse of a minor. Upon arrest, Vasquez-Salinas provided a false name, but his true identity was confirmed through fingerprint records linked to his prior immigration case. After being released on bond, he was taken into federal custody following a car chase and foot pursuit. He faces up to two years in federal prison for unlawful reentry and will undergo deportation proceedings after serving any sentence; his state charges remain pending. The investigation involved cooperation between local police, the FBI, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).