Tucson Standard

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Tucson have announced the arrest of an illegal immigrant near Sasabe, Arizona, on March 5. Authorities said that the individual had a record of illegal re-entry and was convicted of a sex crime involving a child under 14, according to an X post on March 13.

The individual has been identified as Cesar Lopez-Acosta. He was previously convicted of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 in California in March 2000 and for illegal re-entry after deportation in 2010. Lopez-Acosta is now facing charges for re-entry of removed aliens and alien inadmissibility under Section 212(a)(9)(C)(ii) – for re-entering or attempting to enter the U.S. without admission after being ordered removed, according to Chief Patrol Agent Sean McGoffin's March 13 post on X.

According to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Tucson Sector covers much of Arizona, stretching approximately 262 miles from the New Mexico border to Yuma County’s border. The sector employs about 3,700 agents across nine stations located in Why, Casa Grande, Douglas, Bisbee, Nogales, Sonoita, Tucson, Three Points, and Wilcox. Originally known as the Nogales Sector, it was established on July 1, 1924, with the sector headquarters relocating to Tucson two years later.

Screenshot of Sean McGoffin's March 13 post on X | X

CBP is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security tasked with safeguarding the nation's borders and preventing illegal entry. Since its establishment in 1924, CBP has operated across 328 ports of entry, protecting 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.