California, September 02: In a major development, 17 Indian citizens have apprehended while illegally climbing over a fence into the US at a border post in California.
They were part of the 100 migrants who were apprehended by San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents at around 2 am on Tuesday.
The group according to officials was mainly comprised of non-Spanish-speaking migrants and they required extra resources for translation support. The group was then transported to a nearby station where they were medically evaluated and cleared by medical personnel.
The group, consisting of 79 single adults, 18 family unit members, and three unaccompanied juveniles, were determined to be citizens of 12 countries, including Somalia (37), India (17), Afghanistan (6), Pakistan (4), and Brazil (3). Of the 145,618 migrants apprehended in San Diego Sector for the 2022 Fiscal Year, 44,444 consisted of migrants coming from countries other than Mexico.