Irish National Jailed After Illegal Border Crossing at Haskell Library in Derby Line

BURLINGTON — An illegal immigrant from Ireland has been ordered jailed after he tried to unlawfully enter the United States at the historic Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, the U.S. Border Patrol said. Alexander Ikponwosa Sule, 47, admitted that he had crossed the international border without checking into an approved Immigration checkpoint about 8:15 p.m. on April 13, federal court records show. The U.S. government recently announced tighter restrictions as part of a national safety crackdown to limit criminals and other undesirables from entering the country freely.  In the Sule case, the Border Patrol reported it received a tip the night of April 13th about a man walking south from the international boundary near the Haskell Library and about a half mile east of an open Immigration station