Border Patrol captures undocumented immigrant, discovers prior conviction
FY21 totals 13 detainees with related sexual offense charges
EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The U.S. Border Patrol El Centro sector arrested a 28-year-old Mexican national with a prior conviction for a sexual offense on Thursday, March 18, at about 11 a.m.
Agents encountered the man who had illegally entered the U.S. 22 miles west of the Calexico Port of Entry. The squadron then arrested and transported him to the El Centro Sector Rally Point for further processing.
That is when record checks revealed the unauthorized entrant was previously convicted on May 29, 2012, for sex with a minor, out of Santa Maria, CA. He served one year in prison and five months probation for his pedophilic offense.
Border Patrol processed the criminal for violating 8 U.S.C. 1326, Reentry After Deportation, for which he will be held in federal custody pending his hearing.
Fiscal Year 2021 began on Oct. 1 2020. Since then, El Centro Sector Border Patrol has arrested and/or removed 13 individuals whom were either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
