Tucson Standard

During fiscal year 2024 to date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has arrested 14,949 illegal aliens in the Tucson Sector who have previous criminal convictions or who are wanted by law enforcement.

That’s according to an analysis of CBP data conducted by Tucson Standard. 

7,064 of these arrests have been made by the U.S. Border Patrol, and 7,885 of these arrests have been made by the CBP’s Office of Field Operations. The CBP’s 2024 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

One of the nine sectors of the U.S.-Mexico border is the Tucson Sector, which covers 262 border miles and includes all of the Arizona-Mexico border and parts of the California-Mexico border. 

John R. Modlin, U.S. Border Patrol’s chief patrol agent in the Tucson Sector, regularly posts on X reports of arrests of these illegal aliens with prior convictions.

“Bernardo Solano-Ocampo was arrested by Tucson Sector agents near Nogales, AZ, after crossing the border illegally,” posted Modlin on March 25. “The previously removed Mexican citizen was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in California.”

“He faces criminal charges,” reported Modlin.

Modlin joined the US Border Patrol in 1995 and has since worked in a variety of positions in the San Diego Sector, Detroit Sector, Miami Sector, and several posts on either coast. 

The CBP reports national statistics on the types of previous crimes and convictions of illegals apprehended at U.S. borders. Thus far in FY2024, there have been 458 arrests of illegals previously convicted of assault, battery, and domestic violence; 1,194 arrests of those previously convicted of driving under the influences; and, 663 arrests of illegals with previous illegal drug possession or trafficking convictions. 

Modlin’s X posts, however, share more specifics about the arrests of illegals with previous convictions or warrants. In the first three months of calendar year 2024, these have included arrests of illegal aliens with previous convictions for pedophilia, molestation, rape, illegal drugs, gang activity, and murder.

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Following is a collection and analysis of Modlin’s reports on X:

Date of Arrest/Report of Arrest	Name	Citizenship	Previous Crimes
3/26/24	Carlos Moreno-Contreras	Mexico	Assault with deadly weapon/Drugs
3/25/24	Bernardo Solano-Ocampo	Meixco	Lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14
3/22/24	David Francisco-Antonio	Mexico	Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor
3/18/24	Multiple	Mexico	Sexual abuse of a child/sexual exploitation of a minor
2/27/24	Austraberto Cerda-Cortez	Mexico	Felony child molestation
2/27/24	David Felipe Y Felip	Guatemala	Felony assault w/a deadly weapon
2/27/24	Antonio Ramirez-Hernandez	Mexico	Felony indecent liberties with a child
2/20/24	Jose Trinidad-Lara	Mexico	Rape of child
2/8/24	Jesus Aurelio Tapia-Velez	Mexico	Felony sexual abuse
1/25/24	Alfredo Miranda-Neponzeno	Meixco	Forcible spousal rape
1/25/24	Not Reported	Not Reported	2nd Degree Murder/attempted murder
1/25/24	Not Reported	Not Reported	Endangering the welfare of a child
1/17/24	Armando Rosas-Guardian	Mexico	Possession of cocaine and marijuana
1/10/24	Not Reported	El Salvador	Affiliated MS-13/Latin Kings gangs/drugs