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Agents Arrest Undocumented Individual Wanted for Homicide

Release Date
Fri, 02/04/2022

CALEXICO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested an undocumented individual wanted for homicide.

Agents assigned to the Calexico station encountered two undocumented individuals who illegally entered the United States. The individuals were placed under arrest and transported to El Centro Sector Processing Center for further medical evaluation and processed.  

Record checks revealed that one of the individuals has a warrant for homicide. This individual also has multiple re-entries after deportation and has been previously ordered to be removed from the U.S. by an immigration judge.

U.S. Border Patrol will process all individuals accordingly.

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Last Modified: Oct 25, 2023