Immigration

Illegal immigrant tries to stab US border agent

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published January 27, 2017 4:52pm ET
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Illegal immigrant tries to stab US border agent
The immigrant was finally apprehended with help from an Air and Marine Operations copilot. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) | Eric Gay

An illegal immigrant tried to stab a U.S. border agent as he was being apprehended in Arizona on Thursday, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

CBP said the immigrant tried to flee after agents apprehended about 10 immigrants who were found walking in the Arizona desert. A border patrol agent caught up to the immigrant and struggled to arrest him.

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