Jose Avila/Mexico/Sex Assault

Jose Avila, a 44-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico, has two felony convictions for sexual assault and was arrested in Saint Louis, Michigan. A public roster shared by a Michigan state representative lists Avila as a sex assault offender from Mexico arrested in St. Louis, Michigan, identifying him among a group of foreign nationals described as predators with serious criminal records.

Additional reporting notes that Avila is subject to a final order of removal issued by an immigration judge.

Officials critical of lenient immigration policies have highlighted Avila’s case to underscore concerns about convicted sex offenders who remain in the United States despite serious felony records. His name appears frequently in debate over how federal, state, and local authorities should coordinate when removable aliens are convicted of sexual assault crimes in Michigan communities.