TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents from the Nogales and Tucson Stations arrested four Mexican nationals who were previously convicted for felonies in the United States and Mexico.
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in Arizona
On October 13, 2017, Nogales agents arrested Marcos Cruz-Castro, 21, after he illegally entered the country near Nogales, Arizona. During processing, agents discovered Cruz was convicted in Wisconsin on felony charges of exposing a child to harmful materials, and misdemeanor charges of sexual assault.
Agents arrested Jose Burrola-Pliego, 40, after he entered the country illegally near Nogales. Agents conducted a records check on Burrola and learned he was incarcerated in Mexico following a murder conviction in 2011. He had also served time in the United States for extensive immigration violations.
On Sunday afternoon, Nogales agents arrested Luis Vargas-Vargas, 26, shortly after he illegally entered the United States. A subsequent records check indicated Vargas was convicted on two counts of felony sexual conduct with a minor in Phoenix in 2013.
Early Monday, Tucson Station agents working near Sasabe, Arizona arrested Aloberto Hernandez-Ortiz, 44, for being in the U.S. illegally. When agents conducted a records check on his fingerprints, they found Hernandez was convicted for murder in Florida and was removed from the U.S. in 2014.
All four men are currently in custody awaiting a disposition on felony criminal immigration violations.
All individuals apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure illegal immigrants with criminal histories are positively identified.