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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Texas repatriated a Mexican citizen who lived in Houston and wanted him in his home country for raping a child.
ICE said in a news release that Nestor Flores Encarnacion, 58, an undocumented alien, was repatriated to Mexico on Thursday.
Flores, who is wanted in Veracruz, Mexico, for the rape of a child, entered the United States illegally four times.
On Thursday, ice deportation officers transported Flores to the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge in Laredo, Texas, where he was transferred to the custody of Mexican authorities.
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Nestor Flores Encarnación, an undocumented alien, was repatriated to Mexico on Thursday. (Ice Houston)
“This foreign fugitive brazenly entered the United States in violation of our nation’s laws on four separate occasions to evade prosecution in Mexico for allegedly raping a child,” said Bret A. Bradford, the director of the US Field Office. Houston, Bret A. Bradford. “Dangerous alien fugitives and criminal aliens who are accused of or have committed heinous crimes such as sexually assaulting a child will not find a safe haven in Southeast Texas.”
According to ICE, Flores entered the United States illegally on February 16, 2002, near Roma, Texas, and the next day, he was detained by the United States Border Patrol and returned to Mexico.
But he returned to the United States later on February 20, 2002, and again two days later on February 22. Both times, Ice said, he was arrested by Border Patrol agents and voluntarily returned to Mexico the same day.
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Nestor Flores Encarnación, an undocumented alien, was repatriated to Mexico on Thursday. (Ice Houston)
Flores entered the country again for the fourth time at an unknown location and an unknown date.
On August 23, 2024, ERO Houston deportation officers detained Flores at a residence in Houston after receiving notification that he potentially resided in the Houston area.
Ero Houston was also notified that Flores was wanted in Mexico for rape.
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After being detained, Flores was placed in immigration proceedings and an immigration judge granted voluntary departure with the Department of Justice on December 19, 2024.
“Our immigration officers work tirelessly to successfully locate and detain undocumented aliens in the Houston area who threaten public safety, national security and border security, and will not rest until they are repatriated to their country of origin and no longer a threat to the Community,” Bradford said.
