Law enforcement officers have arrested 353 individuals attempting to enter the U.S. illegally with known sex-related criminal convictions so far this year, according to Border Patrol.
Convicted criminals are the most likely among those seeking to avoid capture by Border Patrol, Acting Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz told attendees at a recent State of the Border address in Del Rio, Texas.
On June 14, a child rapist from Peru was arrested by Border Patrol near the border town of Roma, Texas.
On June 20, Mexican national Isidro Efrain Gallardo-Rangel was apprehended as part of a group of 24 who entered the U.S. illegally near another border town of Laredo.
On June 24, convicted sex offender and Mexican national Benito Gomez-Lopez was arrested by agents in the border town of Rio Grande City after having been arrested last May by the North Dakota Burleigh County Sheriff's Department and repatriated to Mexico last July.
While the sector has experienced surges before, he said, "It's never been this bad. I'll tell you that straight up, I've never seen it this bad." The Del Rio sector alone has seen a 1,400% increase in the number of sex offenders arrested by Border Patrol agents.
State Troopers have been involved in 340 vehicle pursuits along the border and have encountered 630 vehicle bailouts, where those in the vehicle scatter into the brush to avoid capture.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
New Border Patrol chief: Convicted criminals most likely to evade capture
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