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Five Iranians nabbed at US northern border as terror fears grip small towns

All detainees had previously attempted illegal border crossings and are now awaiting deportation proceedings


A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesman confirmed Tuesday that five Iranians were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the U.S. northern border with Canada.

"On July 1, Border Patrol Agents from the Champlain, New York Station, responded to suspicious activity near Mooers Forks, NY," CBP's Swanton Sector said on Facebook. "Agents located a minivan occupied by five citizens of Iran and two citizens of Uzbekistan." ---More...

Read next: CBS Boston: 361 suspects on the terror watchlist were arrested on the U.S. northern border in 2024, double the 155 encountered on the Mexico border

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