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Three people sentenced for illegally entering United States near border of St. Lawrence County and Canada

Posted 5/2/18

Three people were sentenced recently for allegedly trying to enter the United States illegally by crossing the border from Canada into Northern New York, according to United States Attorney Grant C. …

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Three people sentenced for illegally entering United States near border of St. Lawrence County and Canada

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Three people were sentenced recently for allegedly trying to enter the United States illegally by crossing the border from Canada into Northern New York, according to United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.

The following is a summary of misdemeanor immigration prosecutions from March and April 2018 relating to illegal entry into the United States near St. Lawrence County.

All defendants were or will be placed into removal proceedings, by the Department of Homeland Security, following the completion of their sentences.

• Manvir Kaur, 25, citizen of India, was sentenced on March 13 to time served (32 days in jail), following her guilty plea to illegally entering the United States. Kaur admitted that she crossed the border approximately five miles east of the Massena Port of Entry on Feb. 9. She was arrested by Border Patrol agents as she was leaving the border area as a

• Aaron Danielle Sevilleja, age 20, and a citizen of the Philippines, was sentenced on April 19 to time served (14 days in jail), following her guilty plea to illegally entering the United States. Sevilleja used a boat to cross the St. Lawrence River near Hogansburg on April 6. She was then arrested while a passenger in a car that was stopped for a traffic infraction.

Citizen of Albania Sentenced For Illegal Entry

• Elizabeta Lulaj, 20, a citizen of Albania, was sentenced on April 24 to time served (19 days in jail), following her guilty plea to illegally entering the United States. Lulaj admitted that she used a boat to cross the St. Lawrence River near Hogansburg on April 6. She was then arrested while a passenger in a car that was stopped for a traffic infraction.