Migrant Deaths

• Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing border

  U.S. authorities allege that Jhader Aguusto Uribe-Tobar charged the woman and her husband US$2,500 to guide her by text message as she walked alone across the border.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2024
  
• ‘Persons of interest’ identified in connection with Akwesasne migrant deaths

  Police confirmed in a news release Thursday that two vehicles were seized Wednesday from two different locations in Akwesasne and warrants were obtained to examine the vehicles.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2023
  
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• Hundreds of migrants have already died in 2023 crossing Mediterranean to Europe: UN

  The alert comes just a day after Italy announced a state of emergency due to the "sharp rise" in migrant journeys across the Mediterranean.

  World

  Apr 12, 2023
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• Romanian family’s dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off Akwesasne

  A Toronto lawyer who had represented the Iordache family since 2018, said they were desperate to stay in Canada for the sake of their two children, who were Canadian citizens.

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2023
• Police in India arrest 3rd man in smuggling deaths of family in Manitoba

  Three men are now charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, attempting culpable homicide, human trafficking and criminal conspiracy.

  Crime

  Jan 20, 2023
• 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
• ‘They couldn’t breathe’: Migrant survived deadly trailer found in Texas by staying near door

  The 20-year-old Guatemalan was found alive in the semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, where 53 migrants died from heat-related illnesses.

  World

  Jul 4, 2022
• Why migrants risk everything to cross borders in unsafe conditions

  Migration experts say the freezing deaths along the Manitoba border were predictable and preventable. Canada and other countries need to ask why migrants resort to human smugglers.

  Canada

  Jan 24, 2022
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• Migrant deaths at Canada-U.S. border ‘warning shot’ of more to come: expert

  U.S. officials allege a family of four who died at Manitoba's border with the country were part of a larger group of Indian migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada.

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2022
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• At least 27 dead in string of migrant boat accidents leaving Greece

  The sinkings came as smugglers increasingly favour a perilous route from Turkey to Italy, which avoids Greece's heavily patrolled eastern Aegean islands.

  World

  Dec 24, 2021