Grand Canyon Times

Arizona’s Tucson Sector of the U.S.-Mexico Border has seen 300,063 illegal alien encounters to date in the 2024 fiscal year, an 167.2% increase over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP).

Among these encounters were some of the 8,799 arrests of illegal aliens across the entire U.S.-Mexico border during the current fiscal year, which runs from October 2023 to September 2024. 

There have been 5,448 illegal alien arrests for illegal border entry/re-entry, 1,496 driving under the influence arrests, 807 arrests for illegal drugs, 576 arrests for battery and domestic violence, 119 sexual offense arrests, and 18 arrests for murder or manslaughter.

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

Tucson Standard previously published an analysis of 2024 illegal alien arrests as reported by Tucson Sector Chief Border Agent John R. Modlin. 

A new analysis released by Restoration for America showed 599 arrests of criminal illegal aliens along the U.S.-Mexico border in March 2024, highlighting four illegal alien arrests in March in towns across Arizona.

Five illegals were arrested for a train robbery March 1 in Joseph City, and three Chilean nationals using a tourist visa were arrested March 10 for a string of home invasions in Scottsdale.

A Mexican national with a pending arrest warrant for homicide-manslaughter was arrested March 13 in Casa Grande while illegally guiding six people into the U.S. 

Five child sex offenders with criminal histories were arrested in various points in Arizona and Texas March 9 and 10. Their offenses included sexual assault of a minor and aggravated sexual assault of a child.

This analysis comes after a March poll by the League of American Workers (LAW) found 72% of Arizona voters think the federal government is weak at securing the U.S. borders.  

56% of Arizona voters think President Joe Biden’s border policies are to blame for crimes like an illegal alien’s February 22 murder of University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student at Augusta University, was found murdered on February 22, 2024, after going for a jog at the University of Georgia campus. Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal alien from Venezuela, was charged in her murder. 

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Following is Restoration for America's analysis of March 2024 illegal alien arrest reports across the country:

Date	City/Town	State	Details of Arrest
Mar. 1	Joseph City	AZ	5 illegal aliens arrested for a train robbery.
Mar. 1	Antioch	TN	A Honduran national was arrested for retaliating against a federal witness related to a trial involving the hyperviolent Salvadoran MS-13 gang.
Mar 2	San Antonio	TX	3 people arrested on smuggling charges when 12 people from Mexico, including 2 minors, were found in the back of an 18-wheeler.
Mar. 2	Marysville	WA	An illegal alien from Mexico killed a Washington state trooper and has been charged with vehicular homicide.
Mar. 4	Martin County	FL	An illegal alien from Guatemala, 26-year-old Juan Jose-Sebastian, was arrested in FL. He was wanted on multiple rape charges in Oregon.
Mar. 4	Lanham	MD	An illegal Guatemalan was arrested for being in the country unlawfully. He had previously been charged with multiple sex crimes against children.
Mar. 4	Buffalo	NY	13 illegal aliens from Mexico and Nicaragua were arrested during traffic stops and found to be in the country illegally.
Mar. 4	El Paso	TX	27 illegal aliens arrested from 5 different countries. Arrests were for multiple reasons including human smuggling.
Mar. 4	Bedford	VA	Isauro Garcia Cruz, a 42-year-old illegal alien from Mexico was arrested for kidnapping and sex with a minor.
Mar. 5	San Francisco	CA	Syed Mohamed Tousif Mohiuddin, a 39-year-old illegal alien from India, was arrested for being unlawfully present.
Mar. 5	Polk County	FL	21 illegal aliens from Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela were arrested in connection with a large human trafficking/prostitution sting operation called “Operation March Sadness.”
Mar. 5	Hyattsville	MD	An MS-13 Salvadoran gang member was apprehended by ICE. He had previously been arrested 17 times since 2005 and deported 3 other times.
Mar. 5	Saint Theresa & Kingsville	NM & TX	2 child predators arrested with felony convictions for Sexual Assault/Battery of a Victim 12 years old & Sexual Assault of a Child.
Mar. 5	Edmond	OK	Irwan Setiawan was arrested for possession of child porn and violation of the computer crimes act. He was put on an immigration hold.
Mar. 5	El Paso	TX	Border patrol “arrested a Colombian national who pled guilty to Possessing, Manufacturing, Trafficking of Illegal Firearms and/or Ammunition on two separate occasions and served 68 months in prison in Colombia.”
Mar. 5	Trempealeau County	WI	Gregorio Leon Choras was arrested for domestic abuse and placed on immigration hold for ICE.
Mar. 5	Walworth County	WI	Luis Aranda was arrested for DUI (his 2nd offense) and placed on ICE hold.
Mar. 5	Casper	WY	Osvaldo Acero-Villalpando, 28 was arrested for an immigration hold.
Mar. 6	Boston	MA	An illegal alien from Italy was deported. Yael Gonzales-Mejia was wanted in Italy for assault and aggravated injury.
Mar. 6	Santa Theresa	NM	Border Patrol arrested 2 illegal aliens who had a warrant for homicide in Dallas, TX. Both had previous multiple arrests for unlawful carrying of a weapon, drugs, burglary, and assault.
Mar. 6	El Paso	TX	3 illegal aliens from Colombia were arrested. All have violent histories including firearms trafficking, homicide, and kidnapping minors.
Mar. 6	Walworth County	WI	Brayan Anduaga was arrested for strangulation and placed on ICE hold.
Mar. 7	Macon	GA	Illegal alien from Venezuela charged with possessing a fraudulent green card.
Mar. 7	Brown County	WI	Jose Hernandez-Pineda arrested for possession of cocaine and narcotics, placed on immigration hold for ICE #089-281295.
Mar. 7	Nationwide		32 illegal aliens arrested across the country who had been convicted of “heinous sexual crimes against innocent people—many of whom are children.” The aliens were from a variety of different countries including Haiti, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Ecuador and Bangladesh.
Mar. 8	Brown County	WI	Jorge Martinez-Rivera arrested for possessing and manufacturing amphetamines and placed on immigration hold for ICE #099-574-884.
Mar. 9	El Paso	TX	Basel Bassel Ebbadi, a terrorist member of Hezbollah was arrested attempting to enter the country illegally. His plans included making a bomb and to go to NY.
Mar. 9	Brown County	WI	Alejandro Rodriguez arrested for possession of meth, resisting an officer, contempt of court and placed on immigration hold for ICE #099-574-884.
Mar. 10	Scottsdale	AZ	3 Chilean nationals using a tourist visa were arrested for a string of home invasions.
Mar. 11	Montgomery County	MD	Police arrested Ervin Jeovany Alfaro Lopez, 33, on charges of rape, sex abuse of a minor and 2 counts of third degree sex offense.
Mar. 11	Eure	NC	After a standoff with police, Awet Hagos was arrested and determined to be a potential terrorist from near Yemen, also having lived in Haiti.
Mar. 11	El Paso & Big Bend	TX	Border patrol arrested 3 gang members attempting to enter the country illegally.
Mar. 11	Salt Lake City	UT	21-year-old Israel Levi Gonzalez Gomez was arrested and faces one count of first-degree murder, two alternative counts of reckless child abuse homicide, and child abuse, court records show.
Mar. 11	Juneau	WI	ICE arrested an illegal alien for involvement in a drive by shooting.
Mar. 12	O’Fallon	MO	illegal alien arrested for stabbing 2 people in a laundromat.
Mar. 12	Buffalo	NY	4 illegal aliens were arrested attempting to enter the country illegally. 3 were from India and the other from the Dominican Republic.
Mar. 12	Laredo	TX	Border patrol arrested 28 illegal aliens in a human smuggling attempt.
Mar. 12	Trempealeau County	WI	Gavdencio Ortiz was arrested for 1st degree sexual assault of a child and placed on ICE hold.
Mar. 13	Casa Grande	AZ	Border patrol arrested a Mexican national with a warrant for Homicide-Manslaughter. He was also guiding 6 people into the U.S. illegally.
Mar. 13	North Platte	NE	An illegal alien from Honduras was arrested. He is wanted in Honduras for homicide.
Mar. 13	El Paso	TX	Border patrol arrested a Columbian with a criminal record for homicide, use of minors to commit crimes, firearms trafficking, & being a prison fugitive in Colombia.
Mar. 13	Uvalde	TX	An illegal alien child predator was arrested. He is from Ecuador.
Mar. 14	Palm Beach County	FL	3 illegal aliens from Guatemala were arrested for kidnapping and sexual battery.
Mar. 14	Rockland	MA	Cory Alvarez, 26, an immigrant from Haiti (status unknown) charged with raping a 15-year-old child at a migrant shelter.
Mar. 14	Framingham	MA	ICE arrested an illegal alien from Brazil who is wanted in Brazil for rape.
Mar. 14	El Paso	TX	Border patrol arrested a Columbian man for attempting to enter the country illegally. He had tattoos indicating gang membership and pictures of people being tortured were found on his phone.
Mar. 14	San Antonio	TX	An illegal alien from Venezuala and wanted in Colombia for trafficking, homicide, and extortion was arrested.
Mar. 15	Miami Beach	FL	Dario Ezequiel Oest arrested for threatening a neighbor with a knife. He was also placed on an immigration hold.
Mar. 15	New York	NY	Maria Oliva Guaman, an illegal alien from Ecuador, was arrested by ICE for removal proceedings. She had previously been convicted of strangling her newborn baby and throwing him in a dumpster.
Mar. 17	Alpine	TX	Illegal alien arrested with a history of false imprisonment and aggravated battery.
Mar. 18	New York	NY	Illegal alien from Columbia arrested for possession and intent to distribute heroin.
Mar. 19	Newark	NJ	Illegal alien from Brazil arrested and being deported back to Brazil. He is wanted there for murder.
Mar. 20	Sunland	NM	6 illegal aliens were arrested by border patrol when they attempted to gain access to a middle school.
Mar. 20	New York	NY	An illegal alien from Columbia was arrested. He had previously been removed from the country and is a suspected member of a transnational gang.
Mar. 20		TX & AZ	Border patrol arrested 5 illegal alien child sex predators with prior felony convictions for assaulting a child under 13.
Mar. 20	Walworth County	WI	Jose Castaneda arrested for drug trafficking and obstructing an officer. Placed on ICE hold.
Mar. 21	Saugus	MA	ICE arrested an illegal alien from the Dominican Republic for fentanyl trafficking. He had previously been arrested for strangulation and assault and battery. He is also wanted in his home country for murder.
Mar. 21	El Paso	TX	2 Venezuelans arrested for alleged human smuggling.
Mar. 21	El Paso	TX	57 illegal aliens were arrested for participation in a riot when they cut through border razor wire and stormed Texas Guard troops.
Mar. 22	Kent County	MI	Police arrested Brandon Ortiz-Vite, a 25-year-old illegal alien from Mexico who had been previously deported. He has been charged with homicide, carjacking, felony firearm, illegally carrying a concealed weapon, operating while intoxicated, and driving on a suspended or revoked license. He is accused of shooting a woman and leaving her body on a roadway.
Mar. 22	Union	NY	Miguel Martinez, reportedly seeking asylum was arrested on charges of burglary and will be handed over to ICE for deportation.
Mar. 22	Philadelphia	PA	ICE removed a citizen of El Salvador, Angel Anibal Alvarado Benitez, wanted there for his role in death squad killings.
Mar. 22	Fond Du Lac	WI	Fermin Teodoro Lopez-Mendoza, an illegal alien was charged with first degree intentional homicide after he stabbed a woman multiple times with a steak knife.
Mar. 25	Las Cruces	NM	10 illegal aliens arrested at a stash house, including 1 gang member.
Mar. 26	El Paso	TX	Illegal alien from Venezuela was arrested with a warrant from Fort Worth, TX for theft of a firearm and tampering with evidence.
Mar. 26	Ysleta	TX	Honduran man arrested for a 2013 child rape in Honduras.
Mar. 27	Indianapolis	IN	Illegal alien from Mexico was sentenced to 28 months in prison for possession of a firearm by an illegal alien and using it to commit domestic violence.
Mar. 27	Deming	NM	An illegal alien from Mexico who is an aggravated felon with a prior conviction of murder was arrested by border patrol.
Mar. 27	New York	NY	8 illegal aliens from Venezuela were arrested after they were found squatting in an apartment. Weapons and cocaine were found and 2 of the men had criminal records including attempted murder. Even though Bronx prosecutors asked for bail to be set, a judge let them all go.
Mar. 28	Lynn	MA	An illegal alien from Guatemala was arrested for numerous crimes including assault and battery, strangulation, and sex crimes against a minor. 4 others from El Salvador, Venezuela, and Brazil were arrested in a sting operation for child rape and one was an MS-13 gang member. Local authorities, due to sanctuary policies, let these monsters go and ICE had to hunt them down to arrest them.
Mar. 29	Gahanna	OH	Tik-Tok influencer Leonel Moreno who bragged about getting handouts in America and telling other illegals how to “squat” in American homes was arrested by ICE. He was in America illegally from Venezuela.
Mar. 31	Twenty-Nine Palms	CA	A Chinese illegal alien was arrested when he drove onto a Marine Corps base.
Mar. 11-22	Nationwide		ICE arrested 216 illegal aliens from 30 different countries for drug trafficking (hard drugs such as heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl).
Mar. 9–10	Various	AZ & TX	Border patrol arrested 5 child sex offenders with criminal histories that include sexual assault of a minor & aggravated sexual assault of a child.