“He thinks you are money”: Survivor of human smuggling in Canada speaks out

As desperate migrants struggle to enter Canada hoping for a better life, many are left vulnerable to human smuggling operations in the face of tight immigration policies. Heather Yourex-West spoke with survivor Mohammed Alajarmeh on how he fell prey to one such operation and what advocates say still needs to be done to help victims.

• ‘To them you are money — that’s it’: Human smuggling victim says desperation made him vulnerable