US Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ernesto Alejandro Perez-Garcia, a Mexican national, in the Los Angeles area early on Thursday morning, after he had illegally entered the United States on five separate occasions. Speaking to Fox News Digital following his arrest, Perez-Garcia said his drinking was the "mistake" that ultimately led to him being caught by ICE agents. The case has been highlighted by Fox News amid the Trump administration's continued focus on immigration enforcement and repeat illegal entrants.

Perez-Garcia was detained in the Redondo Beach area of Los Angeles as part of ICE's ongoing operations in Southern California. He acknowledged to reporters that alcohol played a role in the circumstances that led to his arrest, though the article does not detail the specific incident. He is reported to have re-entered the US illegally a total of five times prior to this latest arrest.