A 30-year-old Mexican man, Anthony Diaz-Garcia, was apprehended by Nogales Border Patrol agents west of Nogales and later identified him as a previously-deported convicted sex offender.
During processing, agents learned that Diaz-Garcia was convicted of rape in the third degree, in Richmond County, New York. Diaz-Garcia was incarcerated for that crime six months before being deported.
Diaz will remain in federal custody to face charges for re-entering the U.S. as an aggravated felon.