Charges filed vs 2 alleged illegal construction workers

Posted on May 31 2018

Tag: CBP, Customs Enforcement, ICE, Moonlight Shopping

The U.S. government filed yesterday separate charges in federal court against two overstaying tourists who were arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week for allegedly working illegally as construction workers.

Shubiao Niu and Youcai Li are each charged with improper entry by an alien.

According to assistant U.S. attorney Eric O’Malley, Niu, a Chinese citizen, lied to U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors on Jan. 24, 2016, that his purpose for entering the CNMI was for “tourism.” In fact, Niu intended to find work and live here, O’Malley said, under the CNMI-only conditional parole program, in violation of the U.S. Code.

He accused Li of the same thing, saying Li also lied to a CBP inspector on March 18, 2018.

ICE agents arrested the two along the road near Moonlight Shopping along Beach Road in Chalan Kanoa last week.

ICE agents have been investigating reports about many illegal construction workers, most of them Chinese, in many areas on Saipan.

Ferdie De La Torre | Reporter

Ferdie Ponce de la Torre is a senior reporter of Saipan Tribune. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and has covered all news beats in the CNMI. He is a recipient of the CNMI Supreme Court Justice Award. Contact him at ferdie_delatorre@Saipantribune.com

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