Us Northern Border Agents Capture Chinese Alien, Surge Of Illegal Immigrants As Arrests Soar In One State

After President Donald Trump cracked down connected forbidden migrant crossings astatine nan U.S. confederate separator pinch Mexico, Border Patrol agents successful nan North are facing a flurry of attempted crossings. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) successful Houlton, Maine said connected May 2 that successful nan erstwhile 10 days, it had conducted targeted enforcement operations that netted 39 forbidden migrant captures, according to a news release. 

Foreign nationals from Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and China were arrested during nan caller operations. 

According to nan migration officials, nan agency has already captured much forbidden immigrants successful Maine this twelvemonth than it did successful each of 2024. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's agents from nan Houlton Sector apprehension forbidden immigrants successful March 2025. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Houlton Sector)

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"The United States Border Patrol will proceed ongoing operations to target criminal aliens for arrest, prosecution, and removal proceedings arsenic appropriate." Houlton Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Craig Shepley said successful a statement. "All of these efforts are for nan information and information for nan State of Maine and nan U.S. arsenic a whole."

Immigrants are seen crossing nan bluish border. (Customs and Border Protection)

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Some of nan arrestees person anterior criminal records, including crimes for illustration battle and artillery connected a family member, criminal possession of a limb and theft, officials said.

One of nan forbidden immigrants was charged pinch forbidden re-entry into nan United States, a felony that carries up to 2 years successful situation and imaginable enhancements if nan fishy was antecedently removed aft criminal convictions, according to nan Department of Justice.

CBP warned of consequences for different forbidden immigrants who mightiness beryllium considering crossing from nan north. 

Immigrants are seen crossing nan bluish border. (Customs and Border Protection)

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"The information and integrity of our nation’s borders is nan superior nonsubjective of nan United States Border Patrol, and nan agency will utilize each intends astatine its disposal to execute this end," nan merchandise said. "If you are recovered to beryllium successful nan United States illegally aliases are operating wrong nan model of an forbidden smuggling operation, you will beryllium caught, and consequences will beryllium delivered."

Fox News Digital reached retired to CBP officials.