According to a Homeland Security Investigations press release, two men were observed by Customs and Border Protection in Northern NH after illegally crossing into Pittsburg, New Hampshire, from Canada at the beginning of June 2024. One of those people was arrested by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for child sexual abuse-related criminal allegations.
Please note that the HSI release clearly states these are allegations, and the defendant is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Please see the official Homeland Security Investigation link Mexican National Arrested by HSI, Border Patrol on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges | Homeland Security (dhs.gov).
Homeland Security Investigations is the main investigative arm of Homeland Security. It investigates transnational criminals who threaten our global infrastructure through international travel, trade, and finances.
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Currently, Homeland Security Investigations is also a front-line leader, on the US level at least (I believe), in investigating heinous sexual crimes against children and young teenagers who have transnational connections. Though HIS and CBP are different entities under Homeland Security, HSI and CBP work together. To my knowledge, CBP focuses on land and maritime borders, while HIS can operate within the USA internally.
As serious as the allegations are, this alarming release is also indicative of another problem Donald Trump repeatedly stated on his campaign trail in New Hampshire. The northern border along Canada is becoming an issue, and likely already is an issue, in many segments of the US/Canada boundary. Though it is not as bad as the southern border, NH and Vermont residents should not be too complacent and should avoid thinking that it could never happen in their state because, likely, CBP is already facing some challenges that the woke mainstream media and weak, lame New Hampshire Governor will not address. I hope they prove me wrong.
I encourage NH and Vermont residents to visit some spots along the border if they have a half-day to spare. One example is Derby Line, Vermont’s port of entry. Take a drive in the small town, and you can see certain neighborhood roads that seem to bridge parts of Canada and Vermont, where illegal immigrants can walk through to get into the USA.
Also, an opera house and library straddle the Quebec and Derby Libe border. Please link below to a report about a library servicing two countries at once. Though the library has historic value, it makes me wonder how easily illegal immigrants can sneak into the USA from Canada through fissure points in our border.
The U.S.-Canada Border Runs Through This Tiny Library – Atlas Obscura