Del Rio Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender

Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio Station apprehended a convicted sex offender on Wednesday.

Agents patrolling near the Del Rio Checkpoint on U.S. Highway 277 encountered Rolando Esparza-Reyes, 30, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico. During processing, agents discovered that Esparza-Reyes had been previously deported from the United States and was a convicted sex offender. Criminal records checks revealed Esparza-Reyes had a 2005 conviction out of Houston for aggravated criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to eight years of incarceration.

Esparza-Reyes faces a charge of illegal entry – 8 USC 1326 – and his prior order of removal will be reinstated.

For Fiscal Year 2013, Del Rio Sector agents apprehended a total of 16 convicted sex offenders. The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector is part of the South Texas Campaign, which leverages federal, state and local resources to combat transnational criminal organizations.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.