Border Patrol busts illegal Mexican immigrant child sex offender they say carried guns in schools

Border Patrol brokers in California this week busted an illegal immigrant child sex offender in California who officers mentioned had beforehand carried guns in schools – the newest instance of harmful criminals coming into the U.S. illegally. 

The unnamed Mexican man’s arrest was introduced by El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino.

Bovino mentioned in an announcement that the person was arrested in the U.S. illegally and had a “troubling history.” 

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This undated photograph exhibits a Mexican nationwide arrested by Border Patrol in El Centro Sector.

“He’s a convicted sex offender against children & has been known to carry firearms in public schools,” he mentioned.

He added that the group of Fresno in California “no longer has to worry about this threat.”

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So far, there have been over 8,700 arrests of legal noncitizens this fiscal 12 months, in comparison with greater than 15,000 in fiscal 2023 and greater than 12,000 in fiscal 2022. Among them this 12 months had been 119 sex offenders. There has been continued concern amongst some legislation enforcement and lawmakers that the continued disaster on the southern border has led to extra criminals making an attempt to enter, together with sneaking previous Border Patrol brokers as “gotaways.”

Meanwhile, there have been 189,372 encounters on the border in March, barely decrease than the identical time final 12 months.

While it was the bottom March for encounters underneath the Biden administration, CBP information present the primary six months of fiscal 2024 had 1,340,801 complete encounters, exceeding the primary six months of fiscal 2023, which set a file of 1,226,254 complete encounters. 

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“CBP – in coordination with our partners across the Federal government as well as foreign partners – continues to take significant actions to disrupt criminal networks amidst unprecedented hemispheric migration activity,” Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller mentioned in an announcement. “Encounters at our southern border are lower right now, but we remain prepared for changes, continually managing operations to respond to ever-shifting transnational criminal activities and migration patterns.”

Meanwhile, Republicans have blamed the Biden administration for the disaster. This week, Republicans in the House will ship articles of impeachment in opposition to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is a DHS legislation enforcement company.

Fox News’ Stephany Price contributed to this report.