A Mexican child sex predator who has been removed from the U.S. on five prior occasions was arrested again after being released by New York City authorities.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the latest apprehension of 36-year-old Raymond Rojas Basilio, a Mexican national with a shocking criminal record dating back more than two decades.
During a 4-day stretch in 2002, Rojas Basilio was caught by U.S. Border Patrol on three separate occasions after he made illegal entries near Douglas, Arizona.
Rojas Basilio voluntarily returned to Mexico following each interception.
“U.S. Customs and Border Protection encountered Rojas Jan. 6, 2012, at Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, when he applied for admission to the U.S. Rojas presented an Arizona Driver’s License and U.S Birth Certificate which CBP determined to be fraudulent. CBP processed Rojas, served him a notice and order of expedited removal and verified his departure to Mexico on the same date,” ICE explained in a press release.
Five days later, the Mexican pulled a similar stunt at Morley Gate Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona, and was sent back to his home country by U.S. authorities.
Rojas Basilio then illegally crossed the border at an unknown date and time, making him one of millions of ‘gotaways’ lurking across the country.
On Aug. 28, 2023, Rojas Basilio was arrested by the New York Police Department and charged with first-degree sexual abuse with an individual less than 11 years old.
He was then released back to the streets with a future court date.
On Sept. 20, 2024, Rojas Basilio was convicted of forcible touching of the intimate parts of another person.
On Nov. 11, he was sentenced to just 60 days incarceration, six years probation, and ordered to register as a sex offender.
On Dec. 17, Rojas Basilio was arrested at his residence in Queens by officers with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City.
He is currently in ICE custody amid pending removal proceedings.
🚨ERO New York City arrests unlawfully present Mexican citizen, child sex offender who has been removed from the US on five separate occasions.
— ERO New York City (@ERONewYork) December 18, 2024
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“This criminal has repeatedly shown he has absolutely no regard for our nation’s laws as evidenced by his repeated attempts to unlawfully or fraudulently enter the United States,” ERO NYC Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo stated.
“As this case illustrates, it only takes one successful unlawful entry to do irreparable harm to a member of our community. Unfortunately, non-cooperation policies prevented ERO from taking immediate custody of this individual upon completion of his local sentence; however, due to the diligence of our officers, ERO New York City was able to rapidly apprehend this public safety threat before he could harm any other New Yorkers.”
Authorities continue to catch dangerous foreign criminals illegally present in the U.S., many of whom have been previously released into the country by law enforcement agencies.
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