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A convicted pedophile who has been removed from the U.S. multiple times has been living at an in-home daycare in California operated by his wife, who also entered the country illegally, authorities say.
Ezequiel Cruz-Rodriguez was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday in the sanctuary city of San Diego.
Cruz-Rodriguez is a known member of the Logan Heights gang with a slew of prior deportations and convictions for heinous crimes.
He was first removed from the U.S. in 1996, then again in 2003, and a third time in 2012 before slipping back into the country at an unknown date and location.
He has been convicted of sex offenses involving a child under 14, sexual battery, illegal possession of a firearm, driving under the influence, and robbery.
At the time of his arrest, Cruz-Rodriguez was living at a home where his spouse, a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient, was running a daycare operation.
“It is SICKENING to think this pedophile criminal illegal alien was residing inside the home where a daycare operates and hiding out in a sanctuary city,” said a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security.
“Thanks to the brave work of our ICE law enforcement officers, this criminal illegal alien, convicted pedophile, and known Logan Heights gang member—will no longer be able to prey on children inside a daycare. Under President Trump and Secretary Noem, sickos like this will not walk free in the U.S.”
In May, an illegally-present child rapist from Brazil was caught living at a licensed daycare in the sanctuary state of Massachusetts.
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