Brazilian And Romanian Fake Families Caught By Border Patrol Agents

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[Photo courtesy Border Patrol]

YUMA – Two fake families were caught by Yuma Sector Border Patrol over the weekend, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

In one case, an eight-year-old girl, who illegally entered the United States with a 36-year-old man, who claimed to be her father, was later determined to be an unaccompanied child. After agents identified discrepancies in their stories, the man admitted to being a friend of the child’s mother, who is in Brazil.

In the other case, agents discovered that a 14-year-old girl and a 40-year-old woman who claimed to be daughter and mother were a niece and aunt. The two Romanian nationals illegally entered the country together but were separated under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act after the fraud was discovered.

“Border Patrol agents continue to identify children who are fraudulently used to circumvent our immigration system,” said Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem. “Through the interview process, agents are able to identify discrepancies. The safety and well-being of these children is of the utmost importance.”

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