U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested two men and one woman after they illegally entered the United States from Canada.
On March 15, U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Buffalo Station responded to an area to investigate reports of an illegal entry into the United States. Agents spotted a small rubber raft and one individual. Agents then discovered an adult male Irish national, an adult female from the United Kingdom, and their infant concealed behind a nearby tree. All four had crossed the Upper Niagara River from Canada. Border Patrol agents took all four into custody.
Border Patrol agents determined that the operator of the rubber raft was a Mexican national. He has no criminal record. Agents charged him with human smuggling, unlawful entry into the U.S. and child endangerment. The Irish man was charged with illegally re-entering the United States after being deported in June 2025. Agents also discovered that he was wanted in Rhode Island on felony assault charges. He will be extradited to Rhode Island following prosecution of his federal immigration charges. The woman and her infant were processed and removed to Canada.
“Crossing the border illegally is dangerous under any circumstances, but taking an infant across the freezing Niagara River in a small raft is especially reckless,” said Acting Chief Patrol Agent, James D’Amato, U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Sector. “This kind of risk endangers not just the adults, but the life of a very young child and the Border Patrol agents who put their lives at risk every day securing our nation’s borders.”
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