U.S. Border Patrol apprehended nearly 2,900 people crossing illegally from Canada into the U.S. since October. Several migrants are released and pending an appearance in U.S. immigration court.
Migrants, transferred from Plattsburgh, New York to El Paso, Texas, disembark from a plane at the airport, in El PasoBy Ted Hesson and Jose Luis Gonzalez
The southbound flights from the northern border are a break from past practice as the United States deals with a sharp rise in migrants crossing illegally from Canada, current and former officials told Reuters. Gil Kerlikowske, a former commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection , Border Patrol's parent agency, said he could not recall the agency using charter flights for migrants caught crossing from Canada.A CBP official told Reuters that 48 migrants - 47 Mexicans and one Colombian - were flown from Plattsburgh to Harlingen on March 13 to be repatriated, calling it "the consequence of crossing illegally.
Cartwright said given the relatively high cost of the flights, it appeared they were intended "as a deterrence and to send a message."
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