The Brief
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Border Patrol agents in south Texas arrested Lazaro Alberto Betancourt-Osorio, a 44-year-old Cuban citizen and convicted child sex offender who has already been deported twice.
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Betancourt-Osorio was found hiding in a remote area near El Indio with six other individuals by agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station.
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Previously convicted in Florida and deported in 2016 and 2025, he now faces a federal charge of reentry of a removed alien, which carries a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison.
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents in south Texas have arrested a Cuban citizen with a history of child sex offense convictions who has been deported from the United States twice before, federal authorities announced.
Repeat offender arrested
Lazaro Alberto Betancourt-Osorio, 44, was arrested June 1, 2026, by agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs Station. Border Patrol officials said agents patrolling a remote area near El Indio encountered Betancourt-Osorio hiding in the brush with six other individuals.
The backstory
Background checks revealed that Betancourt-Osorio was convicted in Florida in 2012 of using a computer to seduce, solicit, and lure a child, as well as traveling to meet a minor. He served a 42-month prison sentence before being deported from the U.S. in 2016. According to agency records, he returned to the country illegally and was deported a second time in 2025.
Betancourt-Osorio now faces a federal charge of reentry of a removed alien. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in federal prison.
What they’re saying
“This arrest by Carrizo Springs Station agents highlights the importance of constant vigilance along the immediate border,” Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony “Scott” Good said in a statement. “With prior convictions for sexual crimes against children, this illegal alien posed a serious threat to our communities.”
The Del Rio Sector is one of several Border Patrol sectors along the Texas-Mexico border operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The Source
Information in this article is from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
