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such as these result in ever-increasing numbers of U.S. citizens opposed to passage of any laws granting
amnesty or temporary protected status from deportation to anyone in the country
illegally.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 57-year-old
Guatemalan national has admitted to two federal felonies after sexual
assault conviction, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
On or about July 19, 2002, Jose Paxtor-Chiroy
was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a five-year-old child in Harris
County. Following his state prison sentence, federal authorities ordered he be
deported from the United States and to not return. He was also ordered to
register as a sex offender.
He had previously faced removal proceedings on
two other occasions.
In the early morning hours of Feb. 27, 2018,
authorities located Paxtor-Chiroy walking through a ranch near Sarita. He was
attempting to avoid the Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint. At the time of his
arrest, he admitted he unlawfully entered the United States by traveling across
the Rio Grande River near Hidalgo County.
Under the Sex Offender Registration and
Notification Act (SORNA), convicted sex offenders must provide registration
updates annually or quarterly, depending on the reportable conviction. Today,
Paxtor-Chiroy admitted in federal court that he failed to do so as required. He
also pleaded guilty to illegal re-entry into the United States after
deportation.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos will
impose sentencing Nov. 6, 2019. For the immigration offense, he faces up to 20
years in federal prison, while the failing to update his sex offender
registration carries a potential 10-year-term of imprisonment. Both convictions
also carry a potential $250,000 maximum fine. Not a U.S. citizen, he is again
expected to face deportation proceedings.
