US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas turned back a Mexican national who was living there HoustonHe wanted to rape a child in his country of origin.
ICE said in a news release that 58-year-old Nestor Flores Encarnacion, an undocumented alien, was returned to Mexico on Thursday.
Flores, wanted in Veracruz, Mexico, for rape of a child, Entered the United States illegally Four times.
On Thursday, deportation officers with ICE transported Flores to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, where he was transferred into the custody of Mexican authorities.
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Nestor Flores Encarnacion, an undocumented alien, was returned to Mexico on Thursday. (Ice Houston)
Brett A. said: Bradford, Ice Enforcement Operations (ERO) Office of Ice Enforcement Director, Brett A. Bradford: “These fugitive aliens entered the United States in violation of our nation's laws on four separate occasions to evade prosecution in Mexico for alleged rape of a child.” “Dangerous alien fugitives and criminal aliens who have been accused of or committed heinous crimes such as child sexual abuse will find no safe haven in Southeast Texas.”
According to ICE, Flores entered the United States illegally on February 16, 2002, near Rome, Texas, and the next day, he was arrested US Border Patrol He returned to Mexico.
But he returned to the United States days later on February 20, 2002, and again two days later on February 22. Each time, ICE said, he was apprehended by Border Patrol officers and voluntarily returned to Mexico the same day.
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Nestor Flores Encarnacion, an undocumented alien, was returned to Mexico on Thursday. (Ice Houston)
Flores re-entered the country for the fourth time at an unknown location and unknown date.
On August 23, 2024, IRO deportation officers arrested Flores at a Houston residence after receiving notification that he was potentially residing in the Houston area.
Ero Houston was also notified that Flores was wanted in Mexico for rape.
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Following his arrest, Flores was placed in immigration proceedings and granted a voluntary release by an immigration judge with the Department of Justice on December 19, 2024.
“Our immigration officers work tirelessly to locate undocumented and detained aliens in the Houston area who threaten public safety, national security and border security, and they will not rest until they return to their country of origin and no longer pose a threat to the community,” Bradford said.
