ICE arrests illegal alien attempting to buy a firearm

BATON ROUGE, La. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Juan Antonio Reyes, 51, an illegally present Salvadorian national in Baton Rouge Feb. 17 after being alerted that he tried to purchase a firearm.

Reyes illegally entered the United States at an unknown place and time. An immigration judge granted him a voluntary departure Nov. 22, 1993, but he failed to depart the United States.

Reyes was arrested by immigration officers in Baton Rouge on April 21, 1997, and was removed from the U.S. on April 24, 1997. He was arrested by West Baton Rouge sheriff’s deputies for filing a false public record and forgery May 16, 2000. The U.S. Border Patrol arrested Reyes at the West Baton Rouge Detention Center and served a warrant of removal and notice to reinstate prior order Aug. 4, 2000. He was removed from the U.S. Sept. 5, 2000.

ICE received an alert Jan. 23, 2024, after Reyes’ firearm purchase attempt was denied by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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