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Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Canadian border crossings plunge in 2025, tourism industry concerned
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (ABC22/FOX44) – Even as United States Border Patrol focuses on keeping people from crossing the border illegally, a sharp decrease in legal visitors has North Country businesses fearing for the future. According to a survey by the North Country Chamber of Commerce back in March, 66% of businesses surveyed have already experienced a dip in Canadian bookings. Nearly 37% of those businesses said that Canadian visitors are more than a quarter of their customers. Canada updates guidance for traveling to United States Michael S. Cashman, Town Supervisor of Plattsburgh, attributed the decline to recent tariffs by the federal government. 'I have witnessed firsthand the devastating impact tariffs are having on our region. The sharp decline in Canadian visitors is hurting families, small businesses, hotels, marinas, golf courses, restaurants, and workers who depend on cross-border tourism to make a living. 'Beyond the economic toll, these tariffs are eroding the cultural ties that have connected our communities for generations. This isn't about politics it's about real people and the survival of our border region.' Some businesses also cited the weaker Canadian dollar as a reason for fewer visitors early this year, though the exchange rate has returned to more typical levels since early April. King Charles III delivers rare speech to Canada's Parliament According to Department of Transportation data, a little over 200,000 people in personal vehicles crossed at the Rouses Point port of entry in March and April of this year. This is down from just over 300,000 in the same two months last year. Similar numbers are seen across the lake in Vermont, where at Highgate Springs, personal vehicle crossings dropped from over 157,000 to just over 110,000. Crossings by bus, train, and on foot also dropped year-to-year, with pedestrian crossings seeing the most drastic fall of over 85 percent. The number of train containers carrying cargo across the border was the only number to hold steady so far in 2025. 'Canadian visitors are a vital part of our local economy,' said Kristy Kennedy, vice president of the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau. 'We'll keep pushing for policies that support cross-border travel and will be working with our partners to adapt as needed.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Guatemalan man arrested in Mobile sentenced for being in U.S. illegally again
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A Guatemalan man has been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after having been deported. President Donald Trump pardons the Chrisleys — what we know about Todd's release According to court documents, 42-year-old Maynor Tecum-Tecum was stopped by Mobile County Sheriff's Office deputies for a traffic violation. During that stop, officers suspected Tecum-Tecum was not a U.S. citizen and reached out to the United States Border Patrol. USBP confirmed that the man had been deported in 2010, and said he had already been convicted of illegal reentry that year, court documents said. Tecum-Tecum was sentenced to time served, having been in custody since his arrest Feb. 18, and a one-year term of supervised release, according to a news release from the United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Alabama. He was also ordered to pay $100 in special assessments. Tecum-Tecum will be referred to immigration officials to begin deportation proceedings. The case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that uses the full resources of the Department of Justice to reduce the number of illegal immigrants entering the country, eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations and protect communities from violent crime criminals, the release said. Body of Alabama mother Regina Smith found days after going missing at Noccalula Falls This case was investigated by the United States Border Patrol and Mobile County Sheriff's Office, and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jimmy L. Thomas. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Miami Herald
15-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Couple chased immigration officers, blocked them with car in California, feds say
A couple accused of chasing and blocking immigration agents in their car after a search warrant in a Los Angeles neighborhood have been arrested in California, federal prosecutors say. The South Los Angeles couple, Gustavo Torres, 28, and Kiara Jaime-Flores, 34, were each charged with conspiracy to impede or injure an officer, the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California said in a May 14 news release. Neither have been assigned an attorney as of May 15, records show. 'These defendants are charged with knowingly and recklessly putting federal agents' lives in danger,' U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in the release. Car chase On the morning of Feb. 28, agents with Homeland Security Investigations and the United States Border Patrol served search warrants at four Los Angeles homes, prosecutors said. At one of the addresses in South Los Angeles, a small crowd began to gather outside, prosecutors said. An officer reported hearing someone from the crowd yelling, 'You're here stealing kids… You're here taking kids,' officials said in a criminal complaint. Bystanders continued to make comments and 'temperature rose pretty quickly,' officials said. The officers left the area in three vehicles, carrying 'evidence back to the HSI office,' according to officials. At a nearby intersection, prosecutors said a Honda Fit pulled in front of one of the government vehicles, blocking its path. The sedan then drove past two government vehicles, prosecutors said. The car was being driven 'aggressively,' as the driver kept 'brake checking,' in what agents thought to be an attempt to cause a crash, officials said. Subsequently, the driver followed one of the vehicles for two miles, weaving through 'multiple lanes of traffic as it followed it,' according to prosecutors. Couple interviewed After reviewing video footage, a Department of Homeland Security agent was able to ascertain possible license plate number combinations for the Honda Fit, officials said. The agent went to the street of the initial confrontation and found a Honda matching the vehicle description that also included one of the possible license plate numbers on March 7, officials said. The agent pulled the driver of the car over on May 5, officials said. During the stop, Flores told the agent that on the day of the February incident, her aunt called to say there was 'immigration' in the area, officials said. She also found a post on social media about 'immigration' being on her street, officials said. This prompted Flores and her boyfriend to stand outside the South Los Angeles home, she told the agent, noting 'it 'wasn't right' what ICE was doing,' officials said. The agent placed Flores in the back of a police vehicle and read her Miranda rights, officials said. She agreed to continue speaking to the agent and admitted she was the passenger in the Honda as her boyfriend, Torres, drove during the incident, officials said. 'Flores said that they were being 'activists,'' officials said. During a separate interview, Torres also admitted to his involvement in the incident, officials said. After learning of possible immigration activity in the area, Torres told the agent, he and Flores' 'first instinct was well to block the cars,' officials said. Torres told the agent he heard a bystander in the crowd say someone had been taken, officials said. When no one acted, Torres told the agent, he and Flores 'decided they were going to see where immigration was 'taking them,'' officials said. During their conversation, Torres expressed regret about the incident, according to officials. 'When we took off. I know, it was so stupid, and I would never do that in my life, I don't know what I was thinking,' he told the agents, officials said. 'I don't know. I would never do it again.' He went on to say the pair 'thought we were helping the community or something by trying to stop you guys,' officials said. If convicted as charged, Torres and Flores each face a maximum sentence of six years in federal prison, prosecutors said.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Two men sentenced in Mobile in separate illegal immigrant reentering cases
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Two men were sentenced for reentering the United States after having been deported. Mobile cashier robbed at gas station, police say According to the United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Alabama news release, Nicolas Joaquin Celestino-Gonzalez, 34, of Guatemala was arrested March 23, during a traffic stop conducted by Saraland Police. SPD notified the United States Border Patrol of Celestino-Gonzalez's arrest and USBP determined that he had already been deported in 2018 and 2019, the release said. Celestino-Gonzalez was sentenced to time served — he has been in prison since his arrest — and an additional one-year term of supervised release, according to the news release. Celestino-Gonzalez was referred to immigration officials for deportation and was ordered to pay $100 in special assessments. In a separate sentencing, Francisco Torres-Ambrocio, 46, of Mexico was approached by United States Border Patrol agents during a traffic stop March 4, a release said. Agents discovered Torres-Ambrocio had already been removed from the United States twice in 2016. He was convicted of illegal entry in 2016 and had been convicted of DUI in 2009, the release said. Torres-Ambrocio was sentenced to the time he had served since his arrest plus a one-year term of supervised release, according to the release. He has been referred to immigration officials for deportation proceedings and ordered to pay $100 in special assessments, the release said. Mobile County Sheriff says man wanted in connection to 2017 death arrested in Key West Both cases are part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that uses the full resources of the Department of Justice to decrease the number of illegal immigrants entering the country, in an attempt to eliminate cartels and transnational criminal organizations. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
US northern border agents capture Chinese alien, surge of illegal immigrants as arrests soar in one state
After President Donald Trump cracked down on illegal immigrant crossings at the U.S. southern border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents in the North are facing a flurry of attempted crossings. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Houlton, Maine said on May 2 that in the previous 10 days, it had conducted targeted enforcement operations that netted 39 illegal immigrant captures, according to a news release. Foreign nationals from Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and China were arrested during the recent operations. According to the immigration officials, the agency has already captured more illegal immigrants in Maine this year than it did in all of 2024. Northern Border: Agents Arrest Group Of Chinese Trying To Sneak Into Maine From Canada "The United States Border Patrol will continue ongoing operations to target criminal aliens for arrest, prosecution, and removal proceedings as appropriate." Houlton Sector Acting Chief Patrol Agent Craig Shepley said in a statement. "All of these efforts are for the safety and security for the State of Maine and the U.S. as a whole." Read On The Fox News App Us Northern Border Sees Romanian Illegal Immigrant Influx As Expert Predicts What Could Be Driving Them Some of the arrestees have prior criminal records, including crimes like assault and battery on a family member, criminal possession of a weapon and theft, officials said. One of the illegal immigrants was charged with illegal re-entry into the United States, a felony that carries up to two years in prison and possible enhancements if the suspect was previously removed after criminal convictions, according to the Department of Justice. CBP warned of consequences for other illegal immigrants who might be considering crossing from the north. "The security and integrity of our nation's borders is the primary objective of the United States Border Patrol, and the agency will utilize all means at its disposal to achieve this end," the release said. "If you are found to be in the United States illegally or are operating within the framework of an illegal smuggling operation, you will be caught, and consequences will be delivered." Fox News Digital reached out to CBP article source: US northern border agents capture Chinese alien, surge of illegal immigrants as arrests soar in one state
