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Agents Arrest Illegal Alien Previously Convicted for Rape

Release Date
Wed, 09/05/2018

TUCSON, Ariz. – Nogales Station Border Patrol agents apprehended a male Mexican national Monday morning after he re-entered the U.S. illegally east of Nogales.

Francisco Alarcon-Flores
   Alarcon-Flores

Agents arrested 40-year-old Francisco Alarcon-Flores and transported him to the Nogales Station for processing. During a subsequent fingerprint and criminal records check, agents discovered Alarcon was convicted in 2003 in Yankton, South Dakota, on a statutory rape charge. He was sentenced to five years in prison.  Alarcon now faces criminal prosecution for re-entering the U.S. as a felon.

All persons apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure illegal immigrants with criminal histories are positively identified.

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021