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22-year-old entered U.S. illegally
Wilmington, Delaware -- A Mexican citizen who entered the United States illegally is accused of attempting to smuggle 12 unauthorized immigrants in a pickup truck from Texas to New Jersey.
Jesus Salinas Escamilla, 22, will remain in custody pending an indictment, Judge Mary Pat Thynge ruled Friday morning. If he had been released, he would have faced an immigration detention order.
Salinas Escamilla was detained Monday when a Delaware state trooper stopped him on I-95 for speeding, according to testimony from Michael Deshaies, a special agent with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dover.
Salinas Escamilla, who was driving a truck registered in Arlington, Texas, presented a Mexican driver's license claiming his name was Israel Morales Hernandez.
Posted by tyne at December 9, 2006