Federal authorities arrested two Mexican nationals wanted in their home country for serious criminal charges and transferred them to Mexican officials to face prosecution, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Officials said agents with the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector carried out the arrests in separate operations in Southern California earlier this month.
According to federal authorities, one of the individuals, Silvia Del Rosario Torres-Castro, was wanted in Mexico on a homicide charge. Agents conducted surveillance before arresting her without incident Feb. 26 in Anaheim, California.
Authorities said Torres-Castro was processed administratively following her arrest and then turned over to Mexico’s Fiscalía General de la República. Federal officials said she had entered the United States illegally in December 2023.
In a separate operation, agents arrested Salvador Suazo-Garcia, who authorities said was wanted in Mexico for charges involving lewd and lascivious acts with a child. Officials said he was taken into custody March 6 in Lemon Grove, California.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Suazo-Garcia was also processed administratively and transferred to Mexican authorities following his arrest. Federal officials said he had previously entered the United States legally in May 2021, but his visa was later revoked.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said the arrests reflect coordination between U.S. and Mexican authorities when individuals wanted for crimes in another country are located in the United States.
“These are the types of illegal aliens the media categorizes as ‘non-criminal’ illegal aliens because they lack a rap sheet in the U.S.,” Bis said in a statement released by the Department of Homeland Security.
Federal officials said both individuals were returned to Mexico to face charges connected to the alleged crimes.
Authorities said the cases were handled through coordination between U.S. Border Patrol agents and Mexican law enforcement agencies.
