El Centro Border Patrol arrests previously-deported felon convicted of homicide

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector recently arrested a previously-deported aggravated felon who was convicted of homicide last week.

The incident began as agents observed two men walking north from the Calexico International Border Fence in an open desert area. Agents approached and questioned the men, determining they were illegally present in the United States. The two men were then placed under arrest and transported to the El Centro station for processing.

Agents then conducted background checks on the two men and determined that one of the individuals, a 56-year old Guatemalan national named Humberto Vasquez-Alonso, was convicted in 2003 for felony homicide and sentenced to a 12-year prison term.

Vasquez-Alonso will now be prosecuted for re-entry after removal as a convicted felon.

“This arrest of a convicted felon, demonstrates the importance of the mission of the Border Patrol,” David S. Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the El Centro Sector, said. “The hard work and dedication of our agents is a shield for our communities against a threat like this.”

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 the nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry.
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector recently arrested a previously-deported aggravated felon who was convicted of homicide last week.

The incident began as agents observed two men walking north from the Calexico International Border Fence in an open desert area. Agents approached and questioned the men, determining they were illegally present in the United States. The two men were then placed under arrest and transported to the El Centro station for processing.

Agents then conducted background checks on the two men and determined that one of the individuals, a 56-year old Guatemalan national named Humberto Vasquez-Alonso, was convicted in 2003 for felony homicide and sentenced to a 12-year prison term.

Vasquez-Alonso will now be prosecuted for re-entry after removal as a convicted felon.

“This arrest of a convicted felon, demonstrates the importance of the mission of the Border Patrol,” David S. Kim, assistant chief patrol agent for the El Centro Sector, said. “The hard work and dedication of our agents is a shield for our communities against a threat like this.”

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 the nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry.