Originally published October 31, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified November 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

Illegal immigrant found hiding in oats

U.S. Customs officials in Blaine on Thursday detained an illegal Mexican immigrant after X-ray equipment at a border there showed the outline of the man's body inside a container of oats aboard a rail car.

By Seattle Times staff report

The train the man was hiding in had passed through an X-ray imaging station as it crossed from Canada into the United States at Blaine. The 25-year-old told authorities he was trying to get to California to visit friends. The oats were bound for Oregon.

Officials said the man had previously been caught trying to enter the U.S. on Oct. 29 while walking south along some railroad tracks near a Blaine port of entry. At the time, he possessed a Canadian refugee claim and work-permit documents and was therefore returned to Canada. In recent years, many illegal immigrants from Mexico have traveled to Canada where they have been able to find work while the Canadian government processes their claims for refugee status.

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I really get upset when the media calls these illegals "immigrants". They are not immigrants, that is a slap in the face to the immigrants that... Posted on October 31, 2008 at 8:29 PM by greatgrams. Jump to comment

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