U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas deported a Mexican man living in Houston who was wanted in Mexico for child rape.
ICE announced on Thursday that they deported Nestor Flores Encarnacion, 58, to Mexico due to his lack of legal status.
Flores, wanted in Veracruz, Mexico, for child rape, has illegally entered the United States four times.
ICE officers transported Flores to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, on Thursday, where they handed him over to Mexican authorities.
Bret A. Bradford, the director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Houston, said, “This fugitive entered the U.S. illegally four times to avoid facing charges in Mexico for allegedly raping a child.” “Dangerous criminals from other countries who are accused of serious crimes, like child sexual assault, will not be safe in Southeast Texas.”
According to ICE, Flores entered the United States unlawfully on February 16, 2002, near Roma, Texas. The US Border Patrol apprehended Flores the following day and returned him to Mexico.
He returned to the United States just a few days later, on February 20, 2002, followed by two days later, on February 22. Border Patrol officials apprehended him on both occasions, according to ICE, and he chose to return to Mexico on the same day.
Flores reentered the nation for the fourth time, at an unknown location and date.
On August 23, 2024, deportation officers in Houston apprehended Flores at a residence after learning he might be living nearby.
The Mexican authorities alerted ERO Houston to Flores’ rape warrant.
On December 19, 2024, a Justice Department immigration judge caught Flores, placed him in immigration proceedings, and granted him a voluntary departure.
“Our immigration officers work hard to find and catch undocumented immigrants in the Houston area who pose a risk to public safety and security. They won’t stop until these individuals are sent back to their home country and no longer a threat to the community,” Bradford said.
