Illegal migrant sex offender attacked 11-year-old girl in queens

NEW YORK — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) New York City arrested Raymond Rojas Basilio, a 36-year-old Mexican national and convicted child sex offender, on Dec. 17 in Queens. Rojas, who has been deported from the United States five times, is now in ERO custody awaiting removal to Mexico.

Rojas was convicted of forcible touching involving a victim under the age of 11 and had served a local sentence before being released without ICE notification, due to non-cooperation policies. He was arrested outside his Queens residence pursuant to a warrant of removal, authorities said.

“This criminal has repeatedly shown he has absolutely no regard for our nation’s laws as evidenced by his repeated attempts to unlawfully or fraudulently enter the United States,” said ERO New York City Field Office Director Kenneth Genalo.

Rojas has a history of unlawful entry and fraudulent activity. In May 2002, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended him three times near Douglas, Arizona, over a four-day span, resulting in his voluntary return to Mexico each time. In 2012, he attempted to enter the U.S. at the Nogales, Arizona, Port of Entry using fraudulent documents, including an Arizona driver’s license and U.S. birth certificate. He was subsequently deported that same day.

Rojas’s arrest underscores ICE’s ongoing efforts t

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