U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has taken custody of Rufino Varela‑Flores, a Mexican national previously deported in 2015, after he was arrested by the Randall County Sheriff’s Office in Texas on May 24 for public intoxication. ICE filed a detainer after confirming Varela‑Flores was an illegal alien, and local authorities handed him over on May 27. Varela‑Flores has two felony convictions for sex assault and four drug‑possession charges; he served a four‑year sentence for the sex‑assault case before deportation. Acting Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis noted that cooperation with state and local partners helped remove a “sex offender” who “can no longer threaten our communities.” The case illustrates the role of local law‑enforcement collaboration in immigration enforcement.
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