Border Deaths

• Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving Indian family’s death at Manitoba border

  New details have been released in the Manitoba human trafficking case that saw an Indian family freeze to death in 2022 while trying to cross into the U.S. on foot.

  Crime

  Mar 27
  
• Florida man pleads not guilty in Canada/U.S. human smuggling tragedy in Manitoba

  A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges in connection with the deaths of two adults and two children found frozen near the Canada-U.S. border last year.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
  
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• Indian authorities want Canadians sent to face charges in Manitoba border deaths

  Indian authorities are seeking to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after a family, believed to be victims of human trafficking, froze to death in southern Manitoba.

  Crime

  May 11, 2023
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• U.S. seeing uptick in illegal border crossings from Canada

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a drastic uptick in recent months of people trying to enter North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin illegally from Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 19, 2023
• Police in India charge two men in deaths of family who froze crossing into U.S.

  Police in India say two men are facing charges in the deaths of a family who froze a year ago while trying to cross from Manitoba into the United States.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2023
• Year after death of Indian family at U.S. border, those left behind try to move on

  The RCMP has said the family was trying to get into the U.S. during severe winter weather and died from exposure.

  Canada

  Jan 16, 2023
• Trial set for Florida man charged with human smuggling after family found frozen in Manitoba

  Steve Shand is charged with bringing two people into the country illegally and illegally transporting them once in the U.S.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2022
• Man linked to Manitoba border deaths indicted in U.S. on human smuggling charges

  A federal grand jury in the United States has formally indicted a man on human smuggling charges after the deaths of four Indian migrants near the Canada-U.S. border last month.

  Crime

  Feb 17, 2022
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• Family members of Indian migrants who died at border in Winnipeg for funeral

  A small funeral was held over the weekend in Winnipeg for a family of four from India who died while trying to cross the United States border.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2022
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• Manitoba RCMP in Toronto to track path migrant family took

  Investigators with Manitoba RCMP are in Toronto tracking tips and information related to an Indian migrant family who froze to death last month near the Canada-U. S. border.

  Investigations

  Feb 2, 2022