US northern border agents capture Chinese alien, surge of illegal immigrants as arrests soar in one state

After President Donald Trump cracked down connected amerciable migrant crossings astatine the U.S. confederate borderline with Mexico, Border Patrol agents successful the North are facing a flurry of attempted crossings. 

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

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

According to the migration officials, the bureau has already captured much amerciable immigrants successful Maine this twelvemonth than it did successful each of 2024. 

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

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"The United States Border Patrol volition proceed ongoing operations to people transgression 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 the information and information for the State of Maine and the U.S. arsenic a whole."

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

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Some of the arrestees person anterior transgression records, including crimes similar battle and artillery connected a household member, transgression possession of a limb and theft, officials said.

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

CBP warned of consequences for different amerciable immigrants who mightiness beryllium considering crossing from the north. 

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

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"The information and integrity of our nation’s borders is the superior nonsubjective of the United States Border Patrol, and the bureau volition utilize each means astatine its disposal to execute this end," the merchandise said. "If you are recovered to beryllium successful the United States illegally oregon are operating wrong the model of an amerciable smuggling operation, you volition beryllium caught, and consequences volition beryllium delivered."

Fox News Digital reached retired to CBP officials.