Chinese Migrants Found Hiding in Appliances at US Border Crossing

‘We’ve Been Very Aggressive with Regard to Russia:’ Secretary of Defense

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the United States has been “very aggressive” against Russia during the Trump administration. “I think from my perch, where I sit, I think we’ve been very aggressive with regard to Russia. I’ve called them out time after time in any number of fora, just as I did today, with regard to their bad behavior. You know, their invasion of Georgia, their seizure of Crimea, their actions in Ukraine. We’ve supported our friends and allies,” Esper said on Dec. 7 at the Reagan National Defense Forum. Moderator Bret Baier of Fox News wondered if it was different from the previous administration. “I think we’ve upped our game. If you look at Ukraine, the provision of lethal aid. If you look at the president’s success…

SAN DIEGO—Eleven Chinese migrants were discovered hiding in furniture and appliances inside a truck stopped by agents as it entered the United States from Mexico at a Southern California border crossing, federal officials said.

At least one person was crammed inside a washing machine and another was curled up inside a wooden chest, according to photos provided on Dec. 9 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Authorities searched the truck on Saturday evening at the border crossing between Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, the federal agency said.

The truck driver, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested on suspicion of human smuggling, a Customs and Border Protection statement said. He was not identified.

This photo released on Dec. 9, 2019 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shows a person hiding inside a wooden chest, among 11 Chinese nationals found by CBP agents hiding in furniture and appliances inside a moving truck stopped on Dec. 7, while entering the U.S. from Mexico at the San Ysidro border crossing near San Diego, federal officials said. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via AP)

The 11 Chinese citizens were detained pending criminal and immigration proceedings, the statement said.

“These are human beings that smugglers subject to inhumane conditions that could have deadly consequences,” Pete Flores, director of field operations in San Diego for Customs and Border Protection, said in the statement. “Fortunately no one was seriously injured.”

Six Chinese nationals were found last month at the same border crossing concealed behind a false wall in a truck trying to enter the United States, officials have said.

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House Judiciary GOP Asks: Where’s the Impeachable Offense?

During Monday’s hearings, Trump again highlighted Zelensky’s claims that there was no quid pro quo in a tweet: “Witch hunt!” On Sept. 25, Zelensky told the United Nations General Assembly that there was no quid pro quo. In early December, he made the assertion to Time magazine again. “Look, I never talked to the president from the position of a quid pro quo. That’s not my thing,” Zelensky told several news outlets over the weekend, including