GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. (WKBW) — The United States Customs and Border Protection says six people who reportedly entered the country illegally, were arrested on Grand Island.
ICYMI: Earlier today, US Border Patrol agents from the Buffalo, NY Sector arrested 6 subjects who were unlawfully in the United States. The sixth subject was arrested after a 3 hour search. ⬇️ https://t.co/2XKyohruck
— CBP Buffalo (@CBPBuffalo) August 24, 2020
Agents say they caught three undocumented immigrants near a 7-Eleven on Grand Island Sunday.
Two more were captured after a short chase.
The final suspect was arrested later, Sunday afternoon.
All six people are now at the Federal Detention Facility in Batavia, and are awaiting deportation hearings.