U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Sting
Nabs Nine
Of the nine arrested, seven are from Mexico, one is from Laos and one is from Iraq.
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Rockford Register Star – IL
Sep 27, 2007
Four had been illegally living in the United States, four are permanent residents and one is in the U.S. on a temporary visa, ICE officials wrote in a statement.
Convictions for the four permanent residents would mean deportation.
ICE agents arrested the nine in Rockford, Forreston, Sterling and Waukegan. All are registered sex offenders with past convictions for sex crimes that make them deportable.
Among those arrested were:
Benito Rodriguez, 31, a Mexican national living in Rockford. On Feb. 28, Rodriguez was convicted in Winnebago County of sexually exploiting a 14-year-old and was sentenced to 60 days in prison. He also has a 1999 conviction for domestic battery.
Rafael Hernandez-Varela, 36, a Mexican national living in Rockford. On Jan. 16, 2006, Hernandez-Varela was convicted in Winnebago County or aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor.
Roberto Reyes-Cervantes, 37, a Mexican national living in Waukegan. On Aug. 9, Reyes-Cervantes was convicted in Lake County of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 16-year-old victim.
Antonio Rabadan-Estafania, 25, a Mexican national living in Wheeling. On June 14, he was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a 14-year-old and was sentenced to 30 months of probation.
ICE spokeswoman Gail Montenegro would only release the names of the arrestees living in the United States illegally. She said all nine arrestees will go before an immigration judge, who can opt to deport them.
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