On Thursday, Ajo Station Border Patrol agents apprehended two male Mexican nationals near Lukeville and later discovered one was convicted in California of sexual intercourse with a minor under 18.
Agents made the discovery while processing 39-year-old Jose Real-Beltran and another Mexican national illegally present in the United States. Criminal records revealed Real-Beltran was convicted in 2003 in Compton, California, and sentenced to one year in jail and five years of probation.
Real-Beltran now faces criminal prosecution for re-entry as a felon, and both men face charges for immigration violations.