PHOENIX ‒ The Customs and Border Protection aircraft circled the desert northeast of Phoenix until agents spotted their target getting into a white sedan. Officers on the ground converged and arrested the driver. His crime: shooting a rifle within the boundaries of Tonto National Forest.
After he was stopped, the man, Alejandro Antelo Corrales, admitted to being in the country illegally.
He would become one of 15 people arrested since May and charged with having a firearm or ammunition while being in the country without authorization, a federal felony. Each person likely faces deportation after their criminal case is done…