The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations announced on Thursday that officers at the Champlain Port of Entry had arrested a previously deported man attempting to enter United States.
The man was identified as Idrissa Toure, a 37-year old citizen of Canada, who was subsequently charged with reentry after removal. Toure was found on an Amtrak train headed for New York City. He reportedly told CBP agents that he was entering the country to visit his sister for two weeks.
The CBP Office of Field Operations presented Toure’s case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, which accepted it for prosecution.
After appearing before a federal magistrate on Thursday, Toure was remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.
“This was an outstanding job by our front line officers,” Area Port of Champlain Port Director Paul Mongillo said. “Identifying individuals who were previously deported is part of the important job that our officers do every day to secure our borders and to protect our community.”
The arrest served as a typical day for the CBP, who during the 2015 fiscal year managed to arrest 23 wanted criminals at U.S. ports of entry around the country.