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Sault Sainte Marie, Mich. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at the International Bridge caught a Canadian citizen, who had been previously removed from the U.S., as he attempted to re-enter the country recently.

On Thursday, at approximately 5:45 p.m., a white Ford entered the Sault Sainte Marie port of entry by way of the International Bridge. The driver, a 29-year-old male Canadian citizen from Edmonton, Alberta, was identified as a possible match for a person who had been removed from the U.S. in January 2006. The subject was referred to the CBP secondary area for further review to determine his status.

Officers in the secondary inspection area confirmed that the individual was indeed the subject of a previous removal action at the Port of Calais, Maine. As the inspection continued, the man admitted that he had been removed from the country in January of 2006. He did not give a reason for his attempt to return to the U.S. at this time.

Individuals who are removed from the U.S. can be restricted, as in this instance, from making re-entry into the U.S. Individuals who attempt re-entry are subject to arrest, jail, and/or extension of the restriction on re-entry.

The driver was lodged in the Chippewa County jail pending a hearing on the immigration violation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.