CBP arrests 16 sexual predators in March

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents have arrested approximately 16 previously deported foreign nationals convicted of sex crimes after they illegally entered the United States in March.

CBP said they were encountered within groups of migrants attempting to enter the country illegally and records checks indicate most of the offenses occurred throughout California and Arizona.

Additionally, CBP said the majority of convictions were crimes committed against minors.

Agents discovered the records of the subjects during biometric criminal database searches conducted on all persons arrested by CBP.

The individuals had all been deported after their convictions.

“Last month, more than a dozen illegal aliens, who had committed heinous crimes in at least eight U.S. states were arrested by Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents as they tried to sneak back into the country”, said Sector Chief Roy Villareal. “Were it not for the efforts of our agents, these criminal aliens could have victimized additional U.S. citizens.”

CBP said they were prosecuted for immigration violations with some facing felony immigration prosecution.