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Border Patrol Arrests Alien with Violent Criminal History Attempting to Re-enter the United States

Release Date
Mon, 03/09/2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported convicted felon near Nogales, Saturday.

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and Border Protection

Tucson Sector agents patrolling the desert apprehended 44-year-old Noel Montes-Lopez, a Mexican national on Saturday evening.

Records checks revealed Montes-Lopez plead guilty to aggravated manslaughter in Monmouth County, New Jersey, September 17, 2010. He was sentenced to twelve years in prison and ordered removed from the country, June 2019.

Montes-Lopez faces federal prosecution for criminal immigration violations.

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

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Mar 12, 2024