U.S.-Mexico border fence (Screenshot)

A former DACA recipient who had been previously arrested and removed from the U.S. for illegally entering the country has been arrested again for attempting to illegally re-enter the United States once more.

The man had been a recipient of President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which President Donald Trump has ended.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports that, on Monday, Manuel Montes-Bojorquez, was arrested after a chase at the Calexico, California border – the same border he was removed through earlier this year:

“Agents assigned to the Calexico Border Patrol Station were notified by Remote Video Surveillance Systems (RVSS) operators that an individual had made an illegal entry approximately 3.5 miles east of the Calexico downtown area. RVSS operators obtained visual of the subject running north from the international boundary fence. “After running about 200 yards north of the fence, the man laid down on the ground. The subject stood up and attempted to abscond by running away as agents approached him to make the arrest. After a brief foot chase, agents caught and detained the subject. The man was arrested and transported to the Calexico station for processing.”

Bojorquez is a former DACA recipient, CBP reports:

“Border Patrol agents conducted records checks which revealed the 23-year-old man was Juan Manuel Montes-Bojorquez, a Mexican citizen who had been previously removed to Mexico on Feb. 19, 2017, through the Calexico Port of Entry. Montes is a prior DACA beneficiary who was previously removed from the country after he was arrested attempting to illegally enter the U.S.”

“Our agents witnessed and arrested Mr. Bojorquez making an illegal entry into the United States for the second time this year,” said Assistant Chief Patrol Agent David S. Kim.

“Border Patrol Agents will always stop, detain, and arrest anyone making an illegal entry into the country irrespective of their immigration or citizenship status,” Kim added.