Frozen Dreams: Fatal Smuggling Across the Canada-U.S. Border
Two men, Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, stand trial for a human smuggling operation that led to the deaths of four Indian migrants crossing the Canada-U.S. border in lethal winter conditions. Prosecutors allege the operation prioritized profit over safety,
Gujarati Family Froze At Border: Harsh Patel On Trial For Human Smuggling
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The tragic deaths of a Gujarati family attempting to cross the U.S.-Canada border have taken center stage as the trial for Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and his alleged accomplice, Steve Shand, 50, began in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Both men, accused of operating a human smuggling network, have pleaded not guilty.
Trial begins in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of Indian family near Pembina border crossing
Two men put financial profit over human life when they attempted to smuggle a couple from India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing to death,
Trial Begins in Human Smuggling Case of Family Who Froze to Death at Border
Two men are set to stand trial almost three years after an Indian family of four froze to death attempting to cross the Canadian-U.S. border.
Attorney for one man charged in migrant family’s death on Canada-Minnesota border says he was duped
Shand and Patel were indicted in Minnesota for conspiracy to transport and bring unauthorized immigrants to the U.S., causing serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy and attempted transportation and aiding and abetting transportation of aliens for commercial advantage and private financial gain.
Jury seated in human smuggling case involving deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Prosecutors say Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, ran part of the scheme and recruited Steve Shand, 50, of Florida, to shuttle migrants across the border. Both men have pleaded not guilty in federal court in Minnesota. They’re standing trial ...
Human smuggling trial of Florida men begins after Indian family's freezing death near Canada border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two Central Florida men will face trial on human smuggling charges,
Two men put profit over lives by smuggling Indian family across Canada border, say US prosecutors
US prosecutors alleged on Monday that two men prioritised financial gain over human life in a smuggling attempt that led to the death of an Indian family of four crossing the US-Canada border during a severe winter storm.
Prosecutors say accused human smugglers put profit over human life, leading to Indian family's freezing deaths
India and their two young children across the U.S.-Canada border in heavy snow and bone-chilling winds, leading to the family freezing to death​, prosecutors said Monday.
Trial to Begin in Human Smuggling Case After Freezing Deaths of Indian Family at Canada-US Border
Federal prosecutors plan to argue at a Minnesota trial that two men were part of a criminal network stretching from India to Canada that smuggled families seeking better lives in the United States
Jury selection begins in human smuggling case after deaths of Indian family at Canada-US border
Nearly three years after a couple from India and their two young children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the U.S., two men have gone on trial in Minnesota on human sm
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Survivor of deadly trip across Canada-US border expected to testify in human smuggling trial
Prosecutors allege Indian national Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and 50-year-old Steve Shand put financial profit over ...
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Photos of Indian family who froze to death crossing U.S.-Canadian border at issue in human smuggling trial
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Two men, Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand, face numerous ...
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Blizzard conditions met migrants at Manitoba-Minnesota border crossing, trial hears
Witnesses have testified about brutal cold along the border between Manitoba and Minnesota, where a family from India froze ...
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'Profit ahead of people's lives': Trial begins in freezing deaths of migrant family
"This case is about these two men putting profit ahead of people's lives," Ryan Lipes said in his opening statement at the ...
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Jury Selection Began For Human Smuggling Case
and undated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo) FERGUS FALLS, ...