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Convicted Sex Offender Arrested by Border Patrol

Release Date
Tue, 11/12/2019

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender near Nogales Monday morning.

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Tucson Sector agents patrolling near the border apprehended 35-year-old Santiago Mariano-Aguirre at 8 a.m. Records checks revealed Mariano-Aguirre, a Mexican national illegally present in the country, was convicted of sex with a minor on September 30, 2005, by Humboldt County, California. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail.

Mariano-Aguirre faces prosecution for immigration violations.

All persons apprehended by the Border Patrol undergo criminal history checks using biometrics to ensure illegal aliens with criminal histories are positively identified. 

 

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Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021