Published May 21 2010

Illegal laborers detained in Oakes

The U.S. Border Patrol detained 32 farm laborers in Oakes, N.D., Wednesday after they acknowledged they were in the country illegally, a Border Patrol spokesman said.

By: Mila Koumpilova, INFORUM

The U.S. Border Patrol detained 32 farm laborers in Oakes, N.D., Wednesday after they acknowledged they were in the country illegally, a Border Patrol spokesman said.

The detentions took place after the Oakes Police Department made a traffic stop on May 14 and asked the Border Patrol for help with Spanish translation.

“Our border agents questioned the subjects and discovered these individuals were here illegally,â€