EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A Peruvian national with “multiple prior violent crime convictions” was arrested near El Paso on criminal charges related to his alleged illegal re-entry, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas said.
According to court documents, Joel Edgardo Flores-Reyes was found just over 1 mile west of the Paso Del Norte port of entry without immigration documents allowing him to legally be or remain in the U.S.
He has been previously removed from the U.S. twice, the most recent occasion being on June 13, 2024, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Flores-Reyes was convicted on four counts in three separate misdemeanor cases in Arizona between 2006 and 2010, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Flores-Reyes is charged with one count of illegal re-entry. If convicted, he faces up to two years in federal prison.
The U.S. Border Patrol is investigating the case.
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