Five men are under arrest on accusations they targeted high-end Nassau homes as part of a Chilean burglary ring, sayid Long Island police in a press release. Chileans do not require visas to enter the United States. Chile is part of ESTA, a visa waiver program.

“We believe all five of these individuals entered through the southwest border, they came up through California, they committed crimes in Beverly Hills in California and came out here to the New York area,” Ryder told a news conference Friday, according to Long Island News 12.

ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization) visas allow travel to the U.S for tourism or business purposes for up to 90 days without having to obtain a U.S. visa.

They were identified as William Jesus Medel-Perez, 23; Amaro Valentino Rosas Rosas, 23; Juan Antonio Hernadez Rosas, 25; Bayron Felipe Cruz Palta, 26; and Fabian Lopez Catalan, 20.

Nassau police said they have arrested three Chilean burglary teams since December. Burglaries in the county were up 75 percent since Jan. 1 and that the increase was due to the Chilean thieves.

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