The pilot of a speedboat that capsized during a tour around the Statue of Liberty has been arrested by U.S. immigration authorities who say he was in the country illegally.

Prosecutors allege Manuel Hernandez was illegally operating the boat at the time of the accident. The Department of Homeland Security said he is in the U.S. illegally.

The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities…