A Honduran man, aged 32, with a prior felony record, has been sentenced to prison, as reported by Chief Patrol Agent Sean L. McGoffin of the Yuma sector in a social media post. The announcement was made on X, previously known as Twitter.

McGoffin stated: "A convicted felon arrested for illegal entry in August, was recently convicted of reentry and sentenced to 39 months in prison. Pablo Barahona Castro, a 32-year-old Honduran, had felony convictions for stalking, cocaine possession, assault, and reentry after deportation."

According to a subsequent Facebook post by the US Border Patrol Yuma Sector, Castro was apprehended on Aug. 13, 2023 for illegally entering the country. His criminal record in California is extensive and includes charges such as assault with a deadly weapon with force, stalking, possession of cocaine and reentry after deportation.

In July of 2022 alone, 104 illegal immigrants who were also convicted felons were arrested by Border Patrol agents in the Yuma sector within a single week. This information was revealed in another social media post by McGoffin. Additionally, during that same week a total of 5,600 migrants were apprehended.

McGoffin further disclosed that out of those apprehended migrants; 104 were convicted felons while 57 were prosecuted for illegal entry or re-entry and smuggling. Agents also thwarted nine smuggling attempts and encountered over 120 unaccompanied minors.

Discussing border security and enforcement earlier this month President Biden said: "Over the past several years, thousands of people have been fleeing from Central and South America and the Caribbean countries ruled by oppressive dictators — including Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela — and escaping gang violence which has the same impact in Haiti," He added: "Currently these four countries account for most of the people traveling into Mexico to start a new life by getting at the — to the American border and trying to cross."