El Centro Sector: Previously deported sex offender arrested again at border
Originally published 10-19-20
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
“OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an illegal alien who was previously convicted of a sexual offense.
The incident occurred Friday morning at approximately 7:20 a.m., when agents assigned to the El Centro Border Patrol Station observed a man illegally enter the United States nearly 20 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. Agents placed the man under arrest and transported him to the El Centro Sector Rally Point for further processing.
Records checks revealed that the man, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, had a conviction on August 25, 2019, for “Forcible Penetration with a Foreign Object on a Minor” out of San Diego. The man was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 3 years probation.
The man was processed criminally for 8 USC 1326, Reentry of Removed Aliens and will be held in federal custody pending his hearing.
In fiscal year 2021, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested and/or removed two individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges.”
