Illegal-alien smugglers caught in N. Dakota

WND ^ | 1-15-04 | N/A

[JustPiper]

Latino immigrants admit paying thousands of dollars for unlawful entry

Federal authorities say two suspected smugglers and nearly a dozen illegal aliens have been taken into custody following an attempt to enter the U.S. through North Dakota.

The Grand Forks Herald reports Carlos Rivera-Erazo was arrested at the Greyhound bus station in Grand Forks with three aliens, while another, Oscar Bonilla-Montero, was nabbed while attempting to pick up eight aliens near the border at Walhalla, N.D.

U.S. Attorney Nick Chase says a tip from Canadian authorities led to the arrest of Bonilla-Montero, a native Costa Rican who became a legal citizen of Canada.

Officials learned he would be dropping off aliens on the Canada side, after which he would drive across the border legally and pick them up once inside the U.S.

Bonilla-Montero was arrested alone by U.S. Border Patrol after entering North Dakota. KYFR-TV in Bismarck reports the eight illegal aliens he was looking to retrieve were found huddling together for warmth carrying walkie-talkies.

Two of the illegals were reportedly from the Dominican Republic and the other six from Costa Rica. The Herald says when debriefed, the aliens admitted they paid the suspect up to $3,000 to be smuggled into America.

Meanwhile, Rivera-Erazo, a citizen of El Salvador, was taken into custody after a Border Patrol agent saw him talking with Xinia Elizabeth Chinchilla-Ruiz of Costa Rica and her two children at the bus station.

According to the arrest affidavit, Rivera-Erazo claimed to be a legal resident, but Chinchilla-Ruiz admitted she and her children didn't have valid documents. She then admitted to paying the alleged smuggler $4,500 to get her from Windsor, Ont., near Detroit to Newark, N.J., where she has relatives.

Her kids have been released to relatives who are legal U.S. residents.

Federal officials say the illegals would be detained for several weeks to be witnesses against the accused smugglers, but would later be deported out of the country.

The suspects face a minimum of three years prison if convicted.

[judgeandjury]

Latino immigrants illegal alien lawbreakers admit paying thousands of dollars for unlawful entry

[judgeandjury]

SEND US PEOPLE!!!

HARD-WORKING FAMILIES WANTED!!!

MUST HAVE ENTERED THE U.S. LEGALLY!!!

[jwalburg]

Good idea. I keep waiting for people in California who complain about overcrowding and traffic to pick up and move here, but it hasn't happened yet.

[Mark17]

Good idea. I keep waiting for people in California who complain about overcrowding and traffic to pick up and move here, but it hasn't happened yet.

I was born and raised in Grand Forks, ND, where some of this action took place. I have lived in California almost 20 years but I am just biding my time till I pick up and move, but I am moving to another country, where the women are hot and they all speak English.

[jwalburg]

They need you at home. Didn't you hear? Our Dakota weather has moved to the Northeast.

[DakotaGator]

A lot of good-natured ribbing between the Dakotas. Many claim a passport & South Dakota/Nor' Dakota dictionary are needed to cross our border.

A little more seriously, North Dakota in January is is not the place and time for Caribs to try crash the U.S. border. Very easy to become a Carribean Corpsicle!

[JustPiper]

Ping

[DakotaGator]

They were on their way to South Dakota - voter registration drive...

LOL! Bet they'll blend in real well on the reservations!!

[JustPiper]

Bump senorita -g- my friend!

[JustPiper]

Check out the links on my homepage here to see all the companies that have abaoned the US, it is startling and tells us which companies NOT to give our business to!

I stopped buying Tyson products once they were connected to Bubba

[JustPiper]

Bump Joe!!!

[JustPiper]

Ah, but the relocation of Californians has become widespread

[JustPiper]

LOL ours too in Chicago!

[revtown]

I heard there was a hot woman behind every tree in Grand Forks.

[B4Ranch]

"Federal officials say the illegals would be detained for several weeks to be witnesses against the accused smugglers, but would later be deported out of the country. :

Or they will be offered a deal to stay, with Green Cards for all, for their testimony.

[Mark17]

I heard there was a hot woman behind every tree in Grand Forks.

LOL, well, there are a few trees there, but not many.