Border Patrol captures 7 sex offenders
Posted: Apr 12, 2010 3:53 PM CDT
Updated: Apr 12, 2010 3:53 PM CDT
Web Producer: Ina Ronquillo

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN9-TV) - Over the past week, the Border Patrol has apprehended seven illegal aliens who have been identified as sex offenders.

KGUN9 received the following press release from the Border Patrol:

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended seven illegal aliens in separate incidents over the weekend; all later identified as sex offenders. Their criminal backgrounds were revealed after agents enrolled them into the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).

According to records found using IAFIS, charges included rape and sexual assault. One individual from Mexico had been charged in New Castle, Delaware for "solicitation of a child under 16 to engage in a prohibited sexual act." He had also been arrested for child sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and attempting to induce sexual contact. All subjects were held for further processing.

Sex offenders and other criminal aliens are frequently among the thousands of illegal aliens apprehended while attempting to illegally cross the Arizona border. IAFIS technology helps agents identify those aliens who have a history of being involved in criminal acts. The Tucson Sector Border Patrol strives to improve the quality of life along the border by identifying and removing those aliens with a criminal background.


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