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Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol

Release Date
Tue, 07/07/2020

NILAND, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector arrested a man on Monday convicted of a sexual offense.

The incident occurred at around 12:00 p.m., when agents were conducting surveillance on a vehicle that was attempting to circumvent the Highway 111 immigration checkpoint.  The agents conducted a vehicle stop on Frink Road and performed an immigration inspection of the occupants.  The agents determined that the driver was a Legal Permanent Resident who was smuggling an illegal alien from Mexico that was sitting in the back seat of the vehicle.  The agents arrested the pair and conducted an immigration and criminal history screening on both subjects at the checkpoint.

Records checks revealed that the driver, a 28-year-old from Mexico, had a conviction on September 25, 2018, for “Indecent Exposure” out of Costa Mesa, California.  The man was sentenced to 60 days confinement and three years probation for his conviction. 

The driver was booked on charges of alien smuggling.  The other passenger, an illegal alien Mexican man was expelled back to his country of origin.

In fiscal year 2020, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have arrested and removed 40 individuals either convicted or wanted on sexual offense charges after they entered the United States illegally.

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: Feb 03, 2021