TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended and deported two dangerous men in separate incidents near Douglas and Nogales earlier this week.

Tuesday afternoon, Tucson Sector agents encountered a man who had crossed into the United States illegally near Douglas. Records checks on the Mexican national revealed arrests in the United States, including for assault and battery.

A short time later, agents encountered a second Mexican national who had crossed into the United States illegally near Nogales. During questioning, the man self-admitted as a member of the criminal gang, Los Surenos.

Both men were successfully processed for immigration violations and removed from the United States.