Alaska and the Bering Strait
Two Russians fleeing military service have claimed asylum in the United States after arriving by boat in Alaska, authorities said on Thursday.
Does this mean we are going to have to start doing Alien Migrant Interdiction in the Bering Straits?
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Little Diomede Island (USA) and Big Diomede Island (Russia) are less than 1.5-mi from one another and BDI is ~25-mi. closer to the US than it is to Russia…
More information here. https://warisboring.com/russians-detained-in-alaska-after-arriving-by-boat/
The pair landed on St. Lawrence Island, just South of the Bering Strait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Island