The authorities believe a family of four, including an infant, froze to death in Manitoba, Canada. A Florida man, arrested while driving a van nearby, was charged with human smuggling.
Tag: Illegal Immigration
Belgium Convicts 18 in People-Smuggling Case Tied to U.K. Truck Deaths
A Belgian court convicted a man said to have been the leader of a human trafficking operation that resulted in the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in 2019. More than a dozen others were also found guilty.
Second Deadly Migrant Boat Crash Off Greece This Week
Ninety people were left stranded after Thursday’s accident. The crash came in a week that also saw scores of migrants die in wrecks off the coast of Libya.
Three Dead and Many Missing as Migrant Boat Sinks Near Greece
The sinking came just weeks after 27 people drowned trying to cross the English Channel, another stark reminder of the lethal risks facing asylum seekers.
‘Our Boat Was Surrounded by Dead Bodies’: Witnessing a Migrant Tragedy
Migrants who were on a separate boat described the horrible aftermath of the sinking in the English Channel that took at least 27 lives.
Migrant Truck Crash in Mexico Kills More Than 50
The migrants, mostly from Guatemala and apparently U.S.-bound, had been crammed into a tractor-trailer that flipped and slammed into a bridge in southern Mexico.
Migrant Truck Crash in Mexico Kills More Than 50
The migrants, mostly from Guatemala and apparently U.S.-bound, had been crammed into a tractor-trailer that flipped and slammed into a bridge in southern Mexico.
In Cyprus, Pope Francis Laments Indifference Toward Migrants
In a visit to Cyprus, Francis said it was his “responsibility to help open eyes” to migrants’ plight but acknowledged that the small island “can’t do everything” to accommodate so many people.
They Twice Gave Up Everything to Flee Iraq. They Keep Getting Sent Back.
Bria Ali and her family have twice tried to make it to Germany, desperate for a better life. They are now back home with thousands of others who made it to Europe in recent months only to be deported.
Iraqis Return From Belarus, but Some Say They Will Try Again to Reach the E.U.
“If I find a better and safe route, I will definitely try again,” said one of the more than 600 Iraqi migrants who came home on the government’s latest evacuation flights.