Criminals intercepted at the border continue
Release Date Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:00
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol Agents in the El Paso Sector have arrested an average of three migrants with criminal records per day since Fiscal Year 2022 began.
During the last 7 days, apprehensions included six subjects with criminal sexual contact with a minor, one individual with an active warrant for murder, and convictions for larceny, battery, and sexual assault.
On May 25, at approximately 1:30 a.m., agents assigned to the Las Cruces station encountered a human smuggling scheme near Hatch, New Mexico. One of the five smuggled migrants, a male from Guatemala, was previously convicted of lascivious acts with a child and indecent contact in the state of Iowa.
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