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U.S. agents arrested a Cuban citizen who attempted to enter the country illegally from Mexico and was wanted as a fugitive this Friday in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
According to reported by the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, Michael W. Banks, this is a “violent predator” and he specified that there were two active arrest warrants against him, as well as an extensive criminal record.
According to the report, the arrested individual has charges of assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, and illegal detention, exhibitionism, and sexual assault.
The authorities highlighted the individual's dangerousness, in line with the description provided by Banks when announcing the capture.
After the arrest, the migrant will be brought before the justice system to answer for the pending charges and, once that process is concluded, the corresponding immigration procedures will be initiated, as indicated by the head of the Border Patrol.
Sunland Park, where the arrest took place, is a border city in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, a usual route for migratory flows and surveillance operations along the boundary with Mexico.
Reiterating the migration strategy of the Trump administration, the Undersecretary of National Security, Tricia McLaughlin, warned that individuals who are in the U.S. illegally could end up in any of ICE's detention centers or be sent to CECOT in El Salvador, and those who have violated the laws of the country will be located, arrested, and deported.
A extensive list of Cuban individuals with criminal records who have been detained by ICE in several states in the U.S. this year are currently in detention centers awaiting their expulsion or have already been deported.
The Cuban detained in Sunland Park could be deported to a destination other than Cuba, if the regime in Havana does not allow him to return.
The island's government refuses to accept Cubans who have criminal records in the U.S. or who emigrated before January 2017.
The Trump administration has sent immigrants who have committed serious crimes—including Cubans—to third countries.
A ruling by the Supreme Court overturned previous court orders last June and granted the White House permission to deport certain immigrants to countries different from their country of origin, including places where they face the risk of torture or death.
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