EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector arrested an undocumented immigrant with what they are calling an “extensive criminal history” and the individual is now facing a felony charge of illegal entry after being previously removed, a Border Patrol spokesperson said.
The migrant was arrested on Tuesday, March 4, in Southeast El Paso after Border Patrol agents, including its tactical team, executed a federal bench warrant.
Agents subsequently apprehended a person who was in the country illegally from Mexico, the spokesperson said.
This person had two prior convictions for indecent sexual contact with a child and an “extensive criminal history” that included assault, DWI, theft, selling alcohol to minors, resisting arrest and attempting to take a weapon from a law enforcement officer, the Border Patrol spokesperson said.
The Border Patrol spokesperson did not specify if the person was a man or woman.
Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks had originally posted a social media message about this incident, identifying the person who was caught as a male.
“Criminals, you will be found. You will be removed,” he said in his post on X.
The person will be prosecuted for illegal re-entry after being previously removed, which is a felony, the Border Patrol spokesperson said.
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