If they have relatives in the U.S., then they [the relatives] can petition for them to remain here in the U.S.. They may also be held as material witnesses in a criminal human-smuggling operation. |
If we can get better forms of identification, it enhances our border security and facilitates the movement of legitimate people across our border. |
It concerns us nationally that we don't have in real time the ability to check a validity of a license before us. That is what we are working on with great speed to accomplish. |
The new trend we're seeing up in western Washington coming down from British Columbia is a rise in ecstasy over the last few years. It's just grown in leaps and bounds. |
They appeared, luckily, to be in fine health. This group was pretty well prepared with water, food to spare, blankets, car batteries for lighting and a fan, tools, and a ladder. |
They were basically looking for a way to get out. They didn't offer any resistance or try to run. |
They were in bags inside the drums. Some of them were hockey bags, some of them were not concealed at all. |
This one was initially set up for an (X-ray type scanning) exam sometime during the next two or three days following its arrival, which is a standard time frame for containers. |