Border Patrol Halts Entry of Convicted Sex Offender

(Wednesday, January 11, 2012)

El Paso, Texas – A convicted sex offender found to have entered the United States illegally, was apprehended on January 10, by CBP U.S. Border Patrol agents working in the El Paso area.

The incident unfolded as El Paso Station agents were working approximately one-mile east of the Paso Del Norte port of entry. The agents encountered one subject immediately after he illegally entered the United States and later identified him as 45-year-old Luis Rene Lemus, a Cuban national.

The biographical and biometric information of Lemus was submitted into the Integrated Automated Identification System. The system positively identified the subject and further revealed that Lemus had prior convictions for Sex Offense Against a Child/Fondling Conduct on a 16-year-old child, Cruelty to a Child, Child Abuse-no Great Bodily Harm and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Dependency of a Minor.

Lemus also had a prior immigration history of being previously ordered removed by an immigration judge in 2002. He now faces charges for illegal re-entry into the U.S. and is currently being detained at the El Paso County Detention Facility awaiting prosecution.

This latest arrest of a convicted sexual offender is another prime example of the CBP U.S. Border Patrol’s constant efforts to bring law violators to justice and reduce criminal activity in the U.S. ensuring the safety and security of communities.

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 the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Contacts For This News Release
El Paso Sector
CBP Public Affairs
Phone: (915) 834-8311 or
(915) 834-8312 or
(915) 834-8328

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