Robert Garcia

Irish Migrants Arrested Crossing Canadian Border into U.S.

Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents apprehended two migrants from Ireland as they attempted to cross the Canadian border into Vermont. The sector continues to see a dramatic rise in the number of migrants illegally crossing the border between ports of entry.

US - Canada Border (CBP file photo by Glenn Fawcett)

9 Brits Apprehended Illegally Crossing Canadian Border into Vermont

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of nine migrants from the United Kingdom after they illegally crossed the Canadian Border into Vermont. Agents arrested the migrants after they crashed through a landowner’s gate in an attempt to enter the U.S. without being discovered.

UK Migrants Apprehended in Vermont. (U.S. Border Patrol/Swanton Sector)

WATCH: Migrant Surge Continues Across Snow-Covered Canadian Border into U.S.

A video tweeted by Swanton Sector Border Patrol officials shows one of several groups of migrants apprehended after trekking across the snow-covered Canadian border into the United States. The 94 migrants from 11 nations add to the exponential surge where officials reported an increase in migrant apprehensions of 850 this fiscal year over last.

Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehend a group of migrants trekking through the sno