Three sex offenders, including one wanted in New York on child sex crimes, were arrested at the Texas border under Operation Predator as the Trump administration ramps up its crackdown on criminal aliens.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as of March, has made 5,313 arrests based on National Crime Information Center records, which includes many sex offenders. Operation Predator is Homeland Security’s flagship initiative targeting child sex predators.
President Trump and DHS have prioritized removing illegals with criminal records, taking a new approach to increase arrests under Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
“We’re still enforcing immigration laws. We’re still deporting illegals that shouldn’t be here. We’re still going after the worst of the worst — but we’re doing it in a more quiet way,” Mullin told CNBC in April.
Mullin, in a change of pace from predecessor Kristi Noem, has let agents do their jobs without making flashy trips to arrest sites to video the work in action.
And the crackdown continues.
The three men apprehended in Texas were a U.S. citizen and illegal aliens from Mexico and Honduras who were wanted on outstanding felony warrants for sex-related offenses. --->READ MORE HERE
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CBP official says 'you can run, but you can't hide' after arrests at Laredo and Anzalduas crossings
Three fugitives wanted for sex crimes — including a man accused of predatory sexual assault against a child — were arrested at Texas border crossings in a single 24-hour period, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Thursday, displaying the type of dangerous suspects agents say they are encountering at the southern border.
Among those arrested was Pedro Garcia Martinez, 44, a Mexican citizen wanted in New York on felony warrants including first-degree rape and predatory sexual assault against a child, according to CBP.
CBP officers at Laredo’s Juarez-Lincoln Bridge referred Garcia Martinez, a southbound bus passenger, for secondary inspection April 30. Officers used biometric verification and federal law enforcement databases to confirm his identity and active warrants out of Sullivan County, New York, the agency said.
Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.
The arrests come as border security remains a central political issue, with federal officials emphasizing efforts to identify and detain individuals accused of serious crimes, including offenses against children, as they attempt to cross or move through ports of entry.
In a separate arrest the same day, officers at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge stopped Allan Josue Cabrera Maradiaga, 49, a Honduran citizen and southbound bus passenger who was wanted on an active felony warrant for sexual assault out of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, according to CBP. --->READ MORE HERE
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