C.B.P. News Release

CBP Officers in Rouses Point, N.Y. Arrest 3 Illegal Immigrants

(Thursday, November 19, 2009)

Rouses Point, N.Y. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Buffalo Field Office, announced the apprehension and arrest of three Chinese nationals illegally present in the United States. The three male citizens of China apparently were destined to Burlington, Vt. when they took a wrong turn and ended up at the Rouses Point Border Crossing on November 18.

Thirty-one-year-old Quing Wu, 50-year-old Binhua Zheng and 46-year-old Songbin Piao, all citizens of China were encountered at the Rouses Point port of entry. The individuals were denied admission into Canada and were turned back to the U.S. side of the border. Due to a lack of identification and clear itinerary, the vehicle and occupants were escorted into the secondary inspection area.

Record checks and interviews conducted by CBP officers on the subjects revealed that they were all illegally present in the United States. Two of the men claim to have entered illegally while the third subject entered legally but had overstayed his visitor’s visa. All three had been working without authorization in the Plattsburgh area and were destined to another job in Vermont.

The three subjects were arrested by CBP and are being held at the Clinton county jail pending a deportation hearing before an Immigration Judge.

“These subjects have been living and working in the U.S. illegally for 4 years or more prior to being arrested by our officers,â€