Police arrested 48 illegal immigrants over the course of a week in the Southeast as part of a larger operation.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection partnered with the Homeland Security Investigations and local law enforcement for “Operation Magnolia,” a highway interdiction operation which resulted in the apprehension of migrants from Mexico, Nicaragua, Kazakhstan, Honduras, Colombia, and Guatemala in the last week of April. Three U.S. citizens were also arrested.
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“If you attempt to smuggle narcotics, contraband, or illegal aliens through Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana, you will be caught, prosecuted, and put in jail,” Adam Calderson, New Orleans Sector acting chief patrol agent, said in a statement. “The U.S. Border Patrol is committed to enforcing our nation’s laws.”
The operation was overseen by the Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector, which encompasses areas of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Florida.
The arrests were made along the Interstate 10 corridor in Mississippi, with the nearest Mexico border crossing over 700 miles away from the closest section of I-10 in Mississippi.
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Law enforcement seized $104,000, firearms and ammunition, and other contraband.
Eight of those arrested will be prosecuted for reentering the United States after being previously deported, while all will be subject to deportation, Border Patrol said.