September 28, 2018 / 5:45 PM / 4 days ago
Indians arrested for illegally entering U.S. nearly triples
Andrew Hay
(Reuters) - The number of Indians arrested for illegally entering the United States has nearly tripled so far in 2018, making them one of the largest groups of illegal aliens apprehended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday.
FILE PHOTO: A man raises his hands after being found by a border patrol agent in Goat Canyon after he illegally crossed into the U.S. from Mexico near San Diego, California, U.S., June 12, 2018. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Paying smuggling rings between $25,000-$50,000 per person, a growing number of Indians are illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and claiming asylum for persecution, CBP spokesman Salvador Zamora said.
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