CBP arrest sex offender running north from border fence

Agents at El Centro Sector arrested a convicted sex offender running north from the international border fence Sunday afternoon, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CBP said a group of three individuals were running north from the international border fence, approximately 20 miles west of the Calexico port of entry when agents approached the group and determined that they were illegally present in the United States.

The group was arrested and transported to the El Centro station for processing.

Record checks revealed that one of the individuals, Eliseo Orozco-Mansilla, a 39-year-old Mexican national, is a convicted sex offender.

In 2002 in Spokane, Washington, Orozco-Mansilla was convicted for Child Molestation. He was consequently sentenced to six months in jail and 12 months of supervised release.

CBP said Orozco-Mansilla was previously deported in March of 2002.

“Protecting our nation’s borders and keeping our communities safe is often one in the same,” said Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez. “Arrests like these send a clear message that we will keep our communities safe and will prosecute criminals who have committed felonies in the United States.”

Orozco-Mansilla will face removal proceedings.