542 Percent Increase in Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested at Border

542 Percent Increase in Convicted Sex Offenders Arrested at Border
Border Patrol agents apprehend an illegal immigrant in Penitas, Texas, on March 11. 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Updated:

DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents have arrested 353 illegal aliens with sex-related criminal convictions so far this fiscal year. A large number of the detainees had prior convictions for crimes involving a minor.

In the same period in fiscal 2020, agents apprehended 55 criminal sex offenders, and 58 total in all of fiscal 2019.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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