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.

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.