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Utah Sex Offender Arrested By Border Patrol

Release Date
Wed, 05/20/2020

TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 39-year-old Mexican man previously convicted of Sexual assault in the U.S., after he illegally entered the country west of Nogales, Arizona, Tuesday morning.

Remote detection technology placed in the desert alerted agents to a group who illegally crossed into the country in the mountains west of Nogales.  Agents tracked and arrested the group consisting of eight persons and transported them to a field command station for processing. 

During criminal records and database checks on the group, it was discovered one of the men arrested, Hugo Sanchez-Trujillo, was convicted of Sexual Assault in Fillmore, Utah, in 2003, for which he received a three-year prison sentence.

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Photo Courtesy of U.S. Customs
and Border Protection

Sanchez-Trujillo will now face prosecution for re-entry of a convicted felon while other seven illegal border crossers encountered will be expelled from the country under Title 42.

Title 42 executive actions allows Border Patrol to reduce possible exposure to COVID-19 by expeditiously expelling certain individuals who enter the United States illegally reducing disruptions to border security operations. Processing is conducted in Field Command stations, which are portable open-air facilities that reduce the risk of exposure of airborne illness. 

For more details regarding this news release, contact the Tucson Sector Public Affairs Office at tca-pao@cbp.dhs.gov or by phone at 520-748-3210. Tucson Sector is also LiveU capable. Contact us to schedule an interview.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021