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Yuma Agents Arrest Registered Sex Offender

Release Date
Thu, 06/17/2021

YUMA, Ariz. – Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a registered sex offender Tuesday evening after he illegally entered the United States near the Andrade Port of Entry.

Juan Nunez-Tavarez was arrested by agents in Yuma
Juan Nunez-Tavarez was arrested
by agents in Yuma.

At approximately 6 p.m., agents detected and subsequently arrested a group of three migrants who illegally crossed the border east of the port. Record checks conducted on the group revealed that one of them was a registered sex offender. Juan Nunez-Tavarez, a 37-year-old Mexican national, was convicted of indecency with a child: sexual contact in El Paso in 2003, for which he was sentenced to two years in prison.

Nunez-Tavarez also had four previous removals from the United States. He will be prosecuted for reentry of a convicted felon and faces jail time.

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: Dec 17, 2021