I bet you are right. An illegal who has cartel connections somehow.
I could be wrong though. The article says this was a convicted felon.
Any illegal here in the US arrested for a felony crime usually gets a “Get out of jail free: card. And maybe (maybe) deported back to ol’ Meh-hee-co.
Until they cross again and commit more crimes.
Lather. Rinse. Repeat.