25 foreign-born sex offenders arrested

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Aug. 3, 2009, 10:31PM
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A five-day sweep by federal immigration officials and Houston-area law enforcement officers resulted in the arrests last week of 25 foreign-born convicted sex offenders, officials said Monday.

Of those arrested, four entered the country illegally while two had been students who remained in the U.S. after their visas had expired, officials said.

Another sex offender had not yet obtained residen- cy. The remaining 18 were legal residents, ICE officials said.

Among the predators were a Conroe resident, 49, who had been convicted in California of sexually assaulting his stepdaughters, 12 and 15. Another was a 38-year-old permanent resident living in Houston who had been convicted of sexually assaulting his daughter, 12.

Legal residents convicted of a criminal offense may be deported from the United States, ICE officials said.

Those who were rounded up came from several countries in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, officials said.

The arrests were part of Operation Predator, led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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