Left to right from top: Juan Perez-Tello, Julio Miguel Gonzalez, Carlos Esqueda-Ortega, Jose Barrera-Bolanos, Gustavo Benitez-Barrueta. (DHS: Reuters)
Jose Barrera-Bolanos, another criminal illegal alien from Mexico, was arrested on Sunday. He has a conviction for sexual assault of a child in Denver.
A third Mexican illegal arrested by ICE this weekend was Carlos Esqueda-Ortega, who has multiple convictions, including illegal re-entry after deportation, possession of a controlled substance for sale, inflicting corporal injury of a spouse/cohabitant, and felon/addict in possession of a firearm in San Diego, Santa Rosa, Stockton and Manteca, California.
In Texas, Mexican illegal alien Gustavo Benitez-Barrueta was arrested by ICE. He has been convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute/sell in Austin.
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In addition to the deportations, DHS has been encouraging illegal immigrants in the U.S. to return to their native countries using the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Home Mobile App, through which users can receive a complimentary plane ticket home and a $1,000 exit bonus upon their return.
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In the agency’s statement to Fox News Digital, DHS said that "those in the U.S. illegally will receive the $3K stipend and a free flight home if they sign up to self-deport through the CBP Home app by the end of the year."
Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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