A man convicted of assault in CT was deported. He came back and was arrested again.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

A man who had been deported following a 2010 criminal conviction now faces up to 20 years in federal prison for allegedly illegally reentering the United States, according to federal authorities.

Fredy Adalberto Guardado Salgado, also known as “Fredy Guardado” and “Fredy Salgado,” 42, and a citizen of El Salvador, was indicted on Jan. 3, and arrested Tuesday, according to federal authorities.

Salgado then appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert M. Spector in New Haven, and pleaded not guilty to the charge of illegally reentering the United States after being deported, according to federal authorities. Salgado also was ordered detained.

Authorities, citing allegation in the indictment and in statements made in court, said Salgado was deported from the U.S. to El Salvador following a felony conviction in December 2010 in Connecticut Superior Court for a charge of second-degree assault involving a stabbing.

“Salgado illegally reentered the U.S. and, on August 6, 2023, he was arrested by Hamden Police on state assault and breach of peace charges,” federal authorities said in a statement.

If convicted, Salgado faces up to 20 years in federal prison. The state charges against him are pending, federal authorities said.

The case was investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.