BALTIMORE – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers ordered three Jamaican men to be removed Tuesday at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport for coming to the United States to work without authorization at a Wisconsin hotel.
After some basic questioning at primary inspection CBP officers selected the three men for a secondary examination to have more time to interview them about the intent of their travel. During the secondary inspection, each of the 20-year-old men admitted they were invited to work at a Wisconsin hotel for four months and expected to earn about $10 per hour.
CBP is not releasing the men’s names as none were criminally charged. Foreign nationals must obtain prior authorization to work while in the U.S.
“CBP officers use their training and experience, as well as a variety of tools, to ensure that the traveler standing before them is a legitimate traveler visiting the United States for a legitimate purpose,” said Casey Durst, CBP’s Field Operations Director in Baltimore. “We are a welcoming nation, and one that gladly accepts visitors who respect our laws.”
CBP routinely conducts inspection operations on arriving and departing international flights and intercepts narcotics, weapons, currency, prohibited agriculture products, counterfeit goods and other illicit items at our nation’s 328 international ports of entry. On a typical day, CBP refuses 592 inadmissible persons at U.S. ports of entry. Learn what CBP achieved on "A Typical Day" during 2017.
CBP's Border Security mission is led at ports of entry by CBP officers from the Office of Field Operations. Please visit CBP Ports of Entry to learn more about how CBP’s Office of Field Operations secures our nation’s borders.
Travelers are encouraged to visit CBP’s Travel website to learn more about the CBP admissions process and rules governing travel to and from the U.S.
Learn more about CBP at CBP.gov.