BELLINGHAM — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection released video of a vehicle they say contained seven British citizens making an unauthorized border crossing Oct. 2 near Lynden.
They were held in federal custody at a Pennsylvania detention center nearly two weeks after their arrest, and their complaints about how they have been treated have been detailed in media reports.
The family was deported Wednesday, ending an ordeal that family members called the worst of their lives. They’ve since returned to England, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement.
According to information provided to The Bellingham Herald by Customs and Border Protection spokesperson Jason Givens, at 9 p.m. Oct. 2 a remote video surveillance system captured the vehicle turning west onto Avenue O in British Columbia.
The vehicle then turned south and entered the United States illegally, Givens said, slowly and deliberately driving through a ditch onto Boundary Road in Lynden.
