USBP Arrests Convicted Child Predator

TECATE, Calif. — San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex-offender who attempted to enter the U.S. illegally Sunday morning.

On July 5, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Border Patrol agents patrolling the U.S./Mexico Border near Tecate, observed three people illegally enter the U.S.

Agents arrested, identified, and fingerprinted all three men on site.  A subsequent records check revealed that one of the subjects, a 33-year-old Mexican national, had been previously convicted for sex crimes against a child.

Records showed that the man had been convicted in California for Committing Lewd Acts Upon a Child Under 14 in 2006 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.  He was subsequently removed from the U.S. in September 2014.

The man is being held in Federal custody pending charges for felony illegal re-entry after deportation.

Among more than 300 criminal aliens apprehended in San Diego Sector since January 2020, eight have been convicted of sexual offenses.

To prevent illegal entry and other contraband, the U.S. Border Patrol maintains a high level of vigilance on corridors of egress away from our Nation’s borders.  To report suspicious activity to the U.S. Border Patrol, contact San Diego Sector at (619) 498-9900.