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L.A. immigrant says teenager duped him into giving ride that got him busted along Mexican border

Jesus Alonso Arreola Robles, 22, spends time with his sister Maria Lupita Arreola, 16, who suffers from progeria, in their family's apartment in North Hollywood. Arreola Robles was a beneficiary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

Jesus Alonso Arreola Robles, 22, spends time with his sister Maria Lupita Arreola, 16, who suffers from progeria, in their family’s apartment in North Hollywood. Arreola Robles was a beneficiary of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Jesus Arreola Robles was arrested by the Border Patrol and accused of smuggling. Arreola Robles, who was a driver for Uber and Lyft, says he was tricked into thinking he was giving an off-the-books ride, not trying to smuggle anyone.

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Jesus Alonso Arreola Robles, 22, walks home with his sister, Maria Lupita Arreola, 16, in North Hollywood. Robles, who has worked as an Uber and Lyft driver, and a 17-year-old boy were stopped in a vehicle Feb. 12 on Highway 94 in Campo, Calif., about a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border. Border Patrol accused him of attempting to smuggle someone into the country illegally.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Jesus Alonso Arreola Robles, 22, looks out the front window of his family’s apartment in North Hollywood.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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Jesus Alonso Arreola Robles, 22, brings his sister, Maria Lupita Arreola, 16, home from school in North Hollywood.

  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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