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Border Patrol Arrests Previously Removed Felon

Release Date
Thu, 12/03/2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously removed sex offender near Three Points, Arizona, late Wednesday evening.

Tucson Sector agents remotely observed six suspected illegal aliens trekking in the desert near Three Points around 10 p.m. Agents on horseback later encountered and arrested the group. All six admitted to being illegally present in the United States.

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  During records checks, agents learned one man, Guadalupe Blanco-Borbolla, was a previously removed felon. The 48-year-old Mexican citizen was convicted of sexual battery in Sacramento County, California, in 2007. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

Blanco-Borbolla will remain in federal custody, facing charges for illegal re-entry of a previously removed felon; the rest of the group was expelled from the country under Title 42 authority.

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

For more details regarding this news release, contact the Tucson Sector Public Affairs Office at tca-pao@cbp.dhs.gov or by phone at 520-748-3210. Tucson Sector is also LiveU capable. Contact us to schedule an interview.

 

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021