Indian man convicted of child sex offenses arrested by immigration authorities [Video]

An Indian national convicted of child sex offenses, but given light sentences, was arrested last month after he was released from a Maryland detention center without any warning to federal immigration authorities, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (CBP) said Thursday. 

The unidentified 32-year-old man was arrested March 20 near his home in Ellicott City, 38 miles north of Washington D.C.

“This predator’s presence in our area constituted a significant threat to the children of our Maryland neighborhoods,” said Matthew Elliston, the acting field office director for Baltimore’s ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations. “We cannot allow non-citizen sex offenders to roam the streets of our community. ERO Baltimore will continue to prioritize public safety by arresting the most egregious non-citizen offenders.”

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The man entered the U.S. on Dec. 12, 2019, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, as a non-immigrant visitor. He was arrested by CBP officers on Nov. …