It appears that Attorney General Aaron Ford’s roster of “upstanding citizens” has gained yet another sterling member, one Rodrigo Valdovinos-Hernandez—who, now that the law had some say in the matter, ought to be somewhere south of the Rio Grande, rather than gracing the fair streets of Las Vegas with his continued presence.
Mr. Valdovinos-Hernandez—also known as Rodrigo Tejada-Valdovinos, or simply Rodrigo Valdovinos, for those who enjoy variety in their aliases—was discovered last May by ICE officials, no doubt in the middle of his industrious contributions to society. They found him thanks to the fine efforts of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, who had arrested him on state charges, presumably interrupting some noble enterprise.
It was not Mr. Valdovinos-Hernandez’s first uninvited stay in the United States. No, he had already been escorted out of the country twice—once in September 2009 and again in November 2012.
Yet, like a homesick tourist with an unfortunate sense of direction–he kept finding his way back. One might think that after two formal goodbyes, he would take the hint. However, persistence is a virtue.
His time in the U.S. has not been without its adventures. With three felony convictions under his belt—including attempted burglary and possession of a stolen motor vehicle—one might suspect that he harbors a fondness for other people’s property. Despite these minor legal inconveniences, he managed to secure yet another guilty plea, this time for the crime of simply existing where he ought not.
After a leisurely 18 months in federal custody—an all-expenses-paid retreat, courtesy of the American taxpayer—he will be freighted back to whence he came.
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