US Customs and Border Protection agents based in Laredo, Texas apprehended a convicted sex offender with a high number of convictions last week, according to authorities.
CPB agents were on patrol in Rio Bravo, Texas on January 7 when they encountered Jonathan San Martin-Herrera, 35, from Mexico.
An illegal immigrant found smuggled in a vehicle is apprehended by the US Border Patrol and Webb County Sheriff on October 12, 2022 in Laredo, Texas.
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Martin-Herrera, CBP said in a news release, is a registered sex offender and has a criminal history that includes lewd and lewd acts with a minor, armed robbery and larceny.
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CBP agents transported Martin-Herrera to the Laredo station for processing.
US Customs and Border Patrol officials did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking additional information about the incident.
Video from a Border Patrol source shows agents in a heated exchange with USBP chief Raúl Ortiz right in front of Interior Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during his visit to Laredo, Texas, on Friday, May 28. January 2022.
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Agents in the Del Rio border sector arrested three convicted sex offenders over four days, beginning January 2.
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All four arrests came before President Biden visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday. During his visit, Biden toured the border wall with Border Patrol agents and met with community leaders and officials.
Since the visit, a bipartisan group of senators visited El Paso and Yuma, Ariz., this week, and another group of Republican senators visited the Del Rio Sector to learn more about the humanitarian crisis at the border.
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In fiscal year 2022, agents reported more than 2.3 million encounters with migrants. In November, agents reported more than 233,740 encounters, with more than 73,000 illegal immigrants evading Border Patrol agents.
