Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol



Release Date: October 28, 2020



CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an illegal alien who was previously convicted of a sexual offense Monday evening.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:34 p.m., when agents assigned to the Calexico Station observed a man illegally enter the United States three miles east of the Calexico Port of Entry.

Agents placed the man under arrest and transported him to the El Centro Sector Rally Point for further processing.

Records checks revealed that the man, a 42-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, was convicted on January 10, 2010, for “Coercion with Force or Threat of Force-E/Sex” out of Las Vegas. The man was sentenced to 72 months in Nevada State Prison for his conviction.

The man was processed criminally for 8 USC 1326, Reentry of Removed Aliens and will be held in federal custody pending his hearing.

In fiscal year 2021, which began Oct. 1, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents arrested and/or removed three individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges.



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