Border Patrol Apprehends MS-13 Gang Member
Border Patrol Apprehends MS-13 Gang Member
Release Date: February 18, 2020
CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported gang member early Monday morning.
The incident occurred at around 1 a.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico Station encountered a man suspected of illegally entering the United States approximately 16 miles east of the Calexico West Downtown Port of Entry. Agents arrested the man and transported him to the El Centro Station for immigration and criminal history screening.
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Agents arrested MS-13 gang member Luis Arrecis. Agents conducted records checks, which revealed that the man identified as Luis Arrecis, a 33-year-old Guatemalan national, is a self-admitted Mara Salvatrucha 13 gang member with an extensive immigration and criminal record.
An Immigration Judge previously removed Arrecis from the United States on October 2, 2012.
Arrecis is being held in federal custody pending further criminal prosecution.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.
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