Edwin Pasochoa-Cosquillo/Ecuador/Sexual Assault

Edwin Pasochoa-Cosquillo, a national of Ecuador, was arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following his involvement in a sexual assault case that led to his conviction for a sex offense against a child involving fondling. Publicly shared information circulating in Minnesota law-enforcement and community-watch circles identifies him as a previously convicted offender whose conduct involved inappropriate sexual contact with a minor, prompting renewed attention from immigration authorities once he was located in the Twin Cities area.​

According to those records, Pasochoa-Cosquillo was taken into custody in Minneapolis after his prior sex offense conviction came to the attention of federal officers responsible for immigration enforcement, who moved to detain him as a criminal illegal alien subject to removal from the United States. Officials have indicated that he remains in federal custody pending further immigration proceedings, with his Ecuadorian nationality and criminal history central to the government’s case for deportation.