Feb 5, 2021
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11 Iranians arrested in Arizona after jumping US-Mexico border
U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 11 Iranian citizens after they crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona Monday evening.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents encountered the group near San Luis — a city in the southwest corner of Arizona — around 6 p.m. near County 21st Street and the Salinity Canal.
Agents determined the group had entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico. The group was arrested and taken into custody. The CBP said the group consisted of five females and six males, all from Iran.
