68 Indians detained for illegally crossing into US

August 16, 2015 12:29

Sixty eight Indian nationals have been taken into custody while allegedly trying to enter the US illegally near Seattle in the US state of Washington, American immigration department has said.

According to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at present 68 Indians are in custody at its contract detention center in Tacoma, said Virginia Kice, ICE's western regional spokesperson.

While their arrest dates vary widely, majority of them were taken into custody this year and about half were arrested in the last 30 days, she said.

Of the 68, about half were detained in the last one month while they tried to sneak illegally into the US from across the border, said Satnam Singh Chahal, the director of US-based North American Punjabi Association which obtained information from the ICE.

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