Border Patrol Agents Arrest 5th Sex Offender in
California
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by BOB PRICE21 Feb 2017El Centro, CA
Border Patrol agents
in the El Centro Sector arrested a previously deported sex offender in southern
California. He is the fifth, previously deported sex offender busted after
crossing the border illegally in this sector since the beginning of the new
fiscal year.
Agents working an isolated area near Mount Signal observed a man
running north from the International Border. Agents caught up with the
suspected illegal immigrant and confirmed he had just crossed, according to
information obtained by Breitbart Texas from U.S. Customs and Border Protection
officials.
The agents transported the suspect to the El
Centro Station for processing. During a routine identification check, agents
discovered the 42-year-old Mexican national is a previously deported sex
offender. The State of California convicted the man for Lewdness Acts with a
Minor under 16. The court sentenced the criminal alien to 20 months in prison.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials deported the man following his
prison term.
The Department of Justice will now prosecute
the Mexican national for Reentry After Removal as a convicted sex offender.
“The vigilant work of our agents in the El
Centro Sector has led to the successful removal of a sexual predator,”
Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim said in a written statement.
“We’re sending a clear message to those who have committed serious crimes in
the United States and are seeking to illegally enter, that we will vigorously
pursue criminal prosecution.”
Four other previously
deported sex offenders have been arrested by Border Patrol agents in this
sector alone over the past four months, Breitbart Texas reported earlier this month. Other sectors have
also been reported the continuing arrests of previously deported sex offenders — illustrating
the need to control our nation’s southern border with Mexico more efficiently.
Bob
Price serves as associate editor and senior political news
contributor for Breitbart Texas. He is a founding member of the Breitbart Texas
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