Uzbekistanis ranked third in the number of illegal immigrants arrested at the southern border of the United States

At the disposal of the Fox News channel was the statistics of the US Border Service, which shows the number of detentions over the past two years at the border. Immigrants from Uzbekistan were in third place, the correspondent reports Podrobno.uz .

Fox News channel refers to the data of the border service, which show the number of detentions on the southern border of the United States for attempted illegal entry over the past two years. The list includes guests from Special Interest – particularly suspicious countries that, from Washington's position, may pose a threat to US national security. According to these data, 13,624 immigrants from our country have tried to cross the border illegally over the past two years. 

The list is headed by Turkey (30,830 individuals) and Mauritania (15,594), followed by Uzbekistan, ahead of Egypt and Pakistan.

It should be noted that one of the most popular routes through which Uzbek migrants get to the United States passes through Mexico. As a rule, our citizens travel on the route "Uzbekistan – Turkey (Spain) – Bolivia – Colombia – Mexico – USA". The center for sending illegal immigrants in Uzbekistan is Samarkand.