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BP Arrests 2 Sex Offenders Illegally Reentering the United States

Release Date
Thu, 10/01/2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona apprehended two previously removed sex offenders in separate incidents Wednesday.

The first incident occurred when Tucson Sector agents patrolling near Three Points encountered 35-year-old Angel Rodas Herrera Wednesday afternoon.

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection

Records checks revealed the Guatemalan citizen was arrested in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 2016, and convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct. He was sentenced to 365 days of confinement.

Later in the day, agents arrested a group of four men along Interstate 10 near Casa Grande. Records checks revealed one man, 33-year-old Mexican national Antonio Castaneda Salinas, was convicted of Aggravated Criminal Sexual assault with a minor aged 13 to 17 in McHenry County, Illinois, in 2007. He was sentenced to 24 months special probation and removed to Mexico on December 11, 2009. Castaneda Salinas is a registered sex offender.

Both men remain in custody, pending federal prosecution for re-entry of a previously deported felon. The other three men encountered were expelled to Mexico 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