Illegal immigrant arrested in domestic dispute
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Mike Sakal, Tribune January 30, 2009 - 4:58PM

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An illegal immigrant from Mexico with ties to a violent street gang who had been deported more than two years ago was arrested by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement at a Mesa residence on Friday, the agency announced Friday.

Alan Dario Beltran-Sierra, 25, who was a known associate of the Los Compitas Mesa gang was encountered by police during a domestic violence dispute, and officers discovered him to be an illegal immigrant after submitting an immigration query to ICE databases, according to an ICE news release. Beltran-Sierra could face up to 20 years in federal prison for re-entering the United States illegally if convicted.

Beltran-Sierra served more than seven years in a state prison on convictions for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and intimidation-related offenses, and was deported from the United States in December 2006, authorities said.

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