The 37-year-old Mexican was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor
A fugitive previously convicted of sexual assault was arrested by immigration officials on Tuesday in New Jersey.
Javier Atlixqueno-Vaquero Mexican citizen Javier Atlixqueno-Vaquero, 37, had been removed from the United States in May 2004 but managed to sneak back in at some point, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Atlixqueno-Vaquero has previously been convicted of sexual assault of a minor, felony sale of a controlled substance and felony failure to appear. It's not clear when or where the crimes took place, though ICE previously said they believed he was living in Connecticut at some point.
Atlixqueno-Vaquero is on a list of ICE's 10 most wanted fugitives.
ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Fugitive Operations took him into custody in New Brunswick, a spokesman said.
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