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Coast Guard continues searching for 39 people, good Samaritan rescue 1, off Florida coast

Nation Jan 26

38 still missing off Flordia coast as situation grows ‘dire,’ Coast Guard says

By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

Nation Oct 31

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Deaths of 39 migrants in a British truck highlight the brutality of human smuggling

By Malcolm Brabant

World Oct 25

A police officer moves the tape inside the cordon, at the scene where bodies were discovered in a lorry container, in Grays, Essex, Britain October 24, 2019. Photo by Simon Dawson/Reuters
UK police arrest 2 more people connected with human smuggling case

Police said the man and the woman, both 38 and from Warrington, a town in northwestern England, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and conspiracy to traffic people.

By Danica Kirka, Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

Nation Mar 09

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Human smuggling industry cashes in on U.S. asylum-seekers

Migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border are a money-making enterprise for smugglers and powerful cartels. It's the subject of “Border Hustle”, an investigation and short documentary from The Texas Tribune and Time magazine. Reporter Jay Root joins Hari Sreenivasan…

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Nation Oct 17

Police officers work on a crime scene after 10 undocumented immigrants being smuggled into the U.S. were found dead inside a sweltering 18-wheeler trailer parked behind a Walmart store in San Antonio. Photo by Ray Whitehouse/Reuters
San Antonio truck driver pleads guilty in fatal human smuggling case

A 61-year-old San Antonio man pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the human smuggling incident that led to the deaths of 10 undocumented immigrants this summer. James Matthew Bradley Jr., who appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Monday, pleaded…

By Joshua Barajas

Jul 24

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Death of migrants in Texas shows dangers of human smuggling

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Dozens of people were found packed into a sweltering tractor trailer in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday, an attempt at human smuggling that left at least 10 dead and nearly 20 others hospitalized. Survivors said there was no air conditioning…

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Local Police Team Up with Federal Immigration Officials

In Phoenix, 10 federal immigration officers work with the local police department to investigate crimes that involve illegal immigrants. As more cities mull such collaborations, proponents say they help both agencies, but critics worry that they deter some crime victims…

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