Repeated CBP captures of convicted sex offenders highlight tie between border, local security

Just The News: The entry of previously convicted sex offenders into the U.S. represents a continuing issue that poses a significant public safety threat.

U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to capture previously convicted sex offenders month after month, highlighting a key intersection between border security and public safety.

For example, authorities on Aug. 18 arrested a 44-year-old Mexican man who had a record of conviction “in 2016 of sexual battery upon a person 12 or older but under 18 years of age, attempted lewd or lascivious molestation and use of a computer to seduce or solicit a child,” according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection press release, which noted that the individual had been previously deported. more