Post by revirdsuba99 on Oct 16, 2019 14:30:03 GMT
NOT that I totally believe CBP, there seems to be more to the story.
The family said they crossed the border accidentally on October 3, after making a "very brief detour on an unmarked road to avoid an animal on the road" that landed them in the United States.
However, two senior US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials dispute that claim.
One senior official told CNN that by all appearances on the ground, the family was trying to get into the US undetected, despite their claims. The official also said the group had $16,000 in cash on them.
CBP released a statement on Tuesday evening further explaining the incident:
"A vehicle was observed via remote video surveillance system turning west onto Avenue 0 in British Columbia, Canada, at approximately 9 p.m., Oct. 2. The vehicle then turned south and entered the U.S. illegally, by slowly and deliberately driving through a ditch onto Boundary Road in Blaine, Washington. The vehicle traveled west on Boundary Road continuing on the United States' side, and was pulled over by a Border Patrol agent a short time later. The seven occupants of the vehicle, who are citizens of the United Kingdom, were arrested at approximately 9:13 p.m., in accordance with law as established by the Immigration and Nationality Act for illegally entering the United States without inspection."
A second CBP official told CNN that the two adult men in the group had previously applied to enter the US under the ESTA Visa Waiver Program, but had their applications refused in March 2018. The official did not immediately know why they had their application refused.
www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/world/british-family-detained-us-intl/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial
However, two senior US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials dispute that claim.
One senior official told CNN that by all appearances on the ground, the family was trying to get into the US undetected, despite their claims. The official also said the group had $16,000 in cash on them.
CBP released a statement on Tuesday evening further explaining the incident:
"A vehicle was observed via remote video surveillance system turning west onto Avenue 0 in British Columbia, Canada, at approximately 9 p.m., Oct. 2. The vehicle then turned south and entered the U.S. illegally, by slowly and deliberately driving through a ditch onto Boundary Road in Blaine, Washington. The vehicle traveled west on Boundary Road continuing on the United States' side, and was pulled over by a Border Patrol agent a short time later. The seven occupants of the vehicle, who are citizens of the United Kingdom, were arrested at approximately 9:13 p.m., in accordance with law as established by the Immigration and Nationality Act for illegally entering the United States without inspection."
A second CBP official told CNN that the two adult men in the group had previously applied to enter the US under the ESTA Visa Waiver Program, but had their applications refused in March 2018. The official did not immediately know why they had their application refused.
www.cnn.com/2019/10/15/world/british-family-detained-us-intl/?iid=ob_lockedrail_topeditorial