Manitoba Border Smuggling Sparks Fatal Convictions Push

Thursday, May 15, 2025, 2:21 pm

U.S. attorneys are seeking prison sentences for two men convicted in a harrowing human smuggling case at the Manitoba border that resulted in a family freezing to death. Authorities insist the stern measures will deter such deadly border-crossing attempts in the future.

cbc.ca / Prosecutors want 19-year and 10-year sentences for men convicted after family froze at Manitoba border

U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba in 2022.

globalnews.ca / Prosecutors seek prison for men guilty of human smuggling in Manitoba border deaths

U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

thestar.com / Prosecutors seek prison for men guilty of human smuggling in Manitoba border deaths

FERGUS FALLS - U.S. attorneys have filed sentencing submissions for two men convicted after a family froze to death while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border in Manitoba.

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