Border Patrol arrests 11 Iranians entering US from Mexico
By Lexi Lonas - 02/04/21 05:25 PM EST U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday arrested 11 Iranians in Arizona after they were found illegally entering the United States from Mexico.
The statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says there were six men and five women among the group. They were arrested and are being processed at Yuma station in Arizona.
Iran is a “special interest country,†according to the statement, which means it is a country known by the U.S. to have terrorists and terrorist organizations. The agency did not specify how the Iranians got to Mexico or why they entered the country.
“Yuma Sector agents regularly encounter people from all over the world, including Special Interest Countries," the statement reads. "Agents adjudicate each arrest in accordance with law and policy in order to secure our nation’s borders."
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