Four British Nationals Arrested for Illegal U.S. Border Crossing

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested four British nationals on April 3, 2026, after they allegedly crossed illegally from Canada into a remote forested area of Somerset County, Maine, near the St. Zacharie port of entry.

The men, identified as Ali Mohammed Ali Abdullah, 18; Hameed Mohammed Nagi, 21; Ibrahim Ayyub Khan, 27; and Mohammed Sultan Saleh, 22, were apprehended along the Golden Road, a 96-mile unpaved logging path that stretches through dense woods with limited cell service. According to a federal affidavit filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, two maple sugar workers spotted the group walking southbound around 9:15 a.m. and alerted authorities at the nearby border crossing, noting the men appeared to be heading in an unusual direction for hikers.

Agents responded and observed fresh footprints in the soft dirt leading from the border. They located the four individuals attempting to hide behind roadside vegetation and took them into custody without resistance. Transported to the Jackman Border Patrol Station, the men initially told investigators they were British citizens on a hike and unaware they had entered the United States. Abdullah declined to...