Source: Fox News
Summary
Ernesto Alejandro Perez-Garcia, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in Redondo Beach, California. He has a long history of arrests, including for alcohol-related offenses, controlled substances, and illegal re-entry. ICE said he illegally entered the U.S. five times. During his arrest, he denied his identity but later admitted it after being shown a mugshot. He said his drinking was the mistake that led to his arrest. He has been arrested multiple times in recent years, and ICE said local police declined to honor detainer requests.
Our Reading
As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Perez-Garcia denied his identity at first.
He admitted when shown a mugshot.
He blamed his drinking for the arrest.
He knew it would catch up to him eventually.
Author: Evan Null
Key Details
Ernesto Alejandro Perez-Garcia, a Mexican national, was arrested by ICE in Redondo Beach, California. He has a long history of arrests, including for alcohol-related offenses, controlled substances, and illegal re-entry. ICE said he illegally entered the U.S. five times. During his arrest, he denied his identity but later admitted it after being shown a mugshot.
Arrest and Admission
When agents first encountered him on the Redondo Beach esplanade, he denied his identity. However, when confronted with a previous mugshot, Perez-Garcia acknowledged that he was the man they were seeking. After ICE booked and processed him, he told Fox News Digital that he lied to agents “to see if I could get away with it.” He said that after he was confronted with his mugshot, he realized, “I’m busted, you know, in other words, I’m f—ed.”
History of Offenses
Perez-Garcia has a history of arrests dating to 2003 for alcohol-, controlled substance- and driving-related offenses, as well as making terroristic threats and illegally re-entering the U.S. ICE said he illegally entered the country five times and made four additional attempts to enter. He was first arrested in 2003 for driving without a license and was later convicted of threatening crime with intent to terrorize.
Recent Arrests and ICE Actions
Since 2020, Perez-Garcia has been arrested five times for disorderly conduct, including four arrests by the Redondo Beach Police Department. He was arrested twice this year for disorderly conduct, on April 17 and May 8. ICE said the department declined to honor its detainer requests twice, in 2020 and again in 2026. He claimed that the Redondo Beach Police Department “let me know a couple years ago” that ICE was looking for him.
Comments and Reflections
Perez-Garcia said he believes his arrest by ICE is “fair.” He said he was trying to lie about it because he doesn’t have anything in Mexico and grew up in the U.S. He also said his children live in the U.S. and that he has heard stories about how hard it is to return. He admitted he knew it would catch up to him eventually.
