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MCALLEN, Texas - Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested a man they said is a gang member who was previously deported.

What we know:

ICE arrested 33-year-old Gerardo Cesar Ramirez-Garza on Sept. 9. Officials said Ramirez-Garza is a member of the Surenos gang and was facing probation revocation charges for possession of narcotics at the time of his arrest.

Authorities said he has a lengthy criminal history and was first removed from the United States in 2010.

In 2012, ICE officials said Ramirez-Garza was convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Hidalgo County and sentenced to two years in prison.

He illegally reentered the U.S. several times between 2014 and 2018 and was removed twice before a judge ordered his deportation in 2018, officials sai

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