BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. Border Patrol agents on Wednesday said it arrested three men and one woman who attempted to enter the United States on a freight train coming into the United States from Canada.
According to the news release, U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Buffalo location on Tuesday night saw four people allegedly jump off a moving freight train on the International Railroad Bridge. Border patrol said the men left the woman, who became motionless after being injured. The men were caught shortly after a foot pursuit.
The woman received first aid from Erie County Sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. She was treated and taken to Erie County Medical Center. The three men were taken to the U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Sector and processed.
According to the news release, Border patrol agents learned that the woman and two men were from India and that the third man was from the Dominican Republic.
“This is a great example of how our Border Patrol agents, CBP officers, and law enforcement partners work tirelessly to protect the Western New York area," said Chief Patrol Agent Thomas G. Martin of the U.S. Border Patrol Buffalo Sector.
CBP said all four people were undocumented non-citizens of which the three men are being processed for removal and detained in Batavia Federal Detention Facility awaiting a deportation hearing for charges under Section 212 and 237 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
The woman remains at the Erie County Medical Center awaiting further medical treatment.
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