Woman Who Claimed To Be Nature Photographer Charged With Smuggling Migrants Into Arizona
The U..S Attorney's Office revealed on Monday that the Tucson Sector Border Patrol and Yuma Border Patrol made 3,141 arrests during the last trimester of 2024
Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Playing Part In Death of 53 Migrants Who Asphyxiated In Tractor-Trailer During Smuggling Attempt
Homero Zamorano Jr. could spend the rest of his life behind bars. He is set to be sentenced on April 24
Mexican Authorities Dismantle Surveillance Network Used by Criminal Group to Extort Migrants
The cameras were strategically placed on these poles to facilitate the extortion and kidnapping of migrants; all 30 cameras were deactivated.
Trafficking Humans Into The U.S. Has Become A $100 Million A Year Business For Criminal Groups
Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) says Chihuahua has the second-largest number of human trafficking cases reported among border states
An Owl Tattoo Linked to 'Tren de Aragua' Gang Drives Investigation of Mexican Immigration Agent Murder
Investigative journalist Luis Chaparro claimed the tattoo means the accused Venezuelan men are "guides" in human smuggling operations
Texas Man Charged With Smuggling Over 100 Migrants In Locked Truck
The man was charged with counts of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens and transporting undocumented aliens within the United States for financial gain
Texas Human Smuggling Law Targets U.S. Drivers Lured by Cartels on Social Media
Texas' crackdown on human smuggling has led to thousands of arrests, with U.S. citizens unknowingly recruited by cartels via social media platforms.
Over 20 Migrants Died in El Paso Area Trying To Cross The Border As Treacherous Paths Favored Due To Increased Crackdown
Despite a drop in migrant surrenders, smuggling-related fatalities continue to rise, reaching 23 deaths since last October, the end of the fiscal year
CBP Finds Dozens of Migrants Hiding in Tractor Trailer As Apprehensions Rise Before Trump Takes Office
The discovery took place during a routine inspection.
'Doña Lupe' Pleads Guilty to Being The Leader of a Ring Dedicated To Human Smuggling Into The U.S.
Ofelia Hernández Salas, who sources believe has links to the Sinaloa Cartel, facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the U.S.
U.S. Charges Two Colombians For Their Role in The Disappearance Of a Boat Carrying 40 Migrants
Neither the boat nor its occupants have been found.
The Five Guatemalans Charged in Crash That Killed 56 Migrants in Mexico Are Part of a Larger Human Smuggling Gang
The crash took place on December 9, 2021, when a modified trailer carrying 169 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, overturned on a highway in Chiapas
Texas Soldiers Detained And Charged With Smuggling Undocumented Immigrants Across The Border
The Latino soldiers were stationed at Fort Cavazos
Teens Arrested Near The Border for Holding Migrants Captive; Authorities Investigate Links With Smuggling Ring
Two teenagers were arrested for holding four Jordanian migrants captive in Juarez. Investigations suggest they may have been detained by smugglers.
Travel Agent' Human Smugglers Offered Migrants Different 'Getaway Packages,' Asked Them to Rate the Trip
Two men have pleaded guilty to charges related to a human smuggling operation investigators compared to a "travel agency."
Six Smugglers Charged For Death of Guatemalan Migrant After Leaving Him Stranded At a Texas Ranch
The victim told his smugglers he was hiding from a rancher hours before his dying.
Trial Begins of Smuggling Network Accused of Letting Migrants Freeze to Death at U.S.-Canada Border
Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, an Indian national, and Steve Shand, a Florida resident, face charges related to human trafficking and culpable homicide
Man with Cartel Ties Sentenced for Smuggling Migrants Using Fake Union Pacific Trucks
The investigation uncovered an intricate smuggling ring with stash houses and cartel connections aiding illegal border crossings.
Mexican Army Seizes Truck With Hundreds of Migrants Headed for U.S. as Officials Fear Rush Before Trump Takes Office
"It doesn't happen too often in our state that (smugglers) transport people in a trailer box as if they were cargo" said Chihuahua's Public Safety Secretary
Two Colombian Migrants Killed, Four Injured in Shootout with Mexican National Guard near U.S. Border
Smugglers were transporting the migrants across a city known for such activity.
Human-smuggling Networks are Estimated to Make Between $4 Billion to $12 Billion a Year, a New Report Says
Authorities say at least 80% of all undocumented immigrants making their way to the U.S. hire smugglers to help them cross into the U.S.
Former Texas Detective Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Role in Human Smuggling Operation
A federal investigation revealed that almost 200 migrants were smuggled by the human smuggling organization the former police detective worked for
People With 'Terrorist Ties' To Continue Exploiting Border Vulnerabilities Next Year, DHS Report Warns
In addition to human smuggling challenges at the border, the report mentions other persistent threats to the U.S., including drug trafficking and cyberattacks
Surveillance Cameras Are Detected on Border Palm Trees; Officials Believe they Belong to Cartels
Authorities believe the 24 cameras were used by drug cartels keeping tabs on the movements of soldiers and police at the border
Laredo Woman Pleads Guilty to Drugging and Smuggling Toddler as Part of Border Criminal Ring
The woman admitted to sedating young children and using fraudulent documents to transport them across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Former National Guard member pleads guilty to human smuggling in Texas
The soldier from Alabama admitted to driving migrants from the border up north during his deployment
U.S. Attorney's Office and Monroe Sheriff Office clash over migrant smuggling operation in Florida Keys
"If they won't do their jobs, we'll do ours", said the county's Sheriff upon the U.S. Attorney's Office refusal to file alleged smugglers with charges
Migrants found wandering in highway near the border after being tortured and held for ransom
Mexican police took 10 people to shelters after finding them in Juárez
11 migrants hospitalized after dozens found in Texas house used for smuggling operations
Seven people were arrested after the law enforcement sting near San Antonio
How Criminal Networks Control Human Trafficking in the Darién Gap, a Main Migration Route to U.S.
The Darién is a treacherous pathway, riddled with human trafficking, that many migrants use to reach the U.S.