Border patrol agents in Tucson apprehended 42-year-old Fernando Lopez-Delacruz for illegally entering the country Tuesday morning.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents learned Lopez-Delacruz was convicted in Washington of first-degree rape and attempted second-degree rape of a child.
Lopez-Delacruz was sentenced to 71 months, just under 6 years, in prison.
He is being held in federal custody pending prosecution for criminal immigration violations, according to CBP.
