Sentencing for men behind Canada‑U.S. border migrant tragedy

Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 5:20 am

Authorities have convicted two individuals involved in a ruthless human smuggling operation that led to a family freezing to death along the Canada‑U.S. border. In a grim move toward accountability, the sentencing marks a sobering reminder of the human cost in border security issues.


thestar.com / Human smuggler sentenced to 6 1/2 years in case of frozen family

In January 2022, a couple from India and their two children were sent walking across the border in an overnight blizzard. Their bodies were later found metres from the borderline.

thestar.com / Human smuggler sentenced to 10 years after frozen deaths of Indian family at border

In January 2022, a couple from India and their two children were sent walking across the border in an overnight blizzard. Their bodies were later found metres from the borderline.

theglobeandmail.com / Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing today

Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them

nationalpost.com / Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

Prosecutors in Minnesota are seeking prison sentences of a little more than 19 years for Harshkumar Patel and 10 years for Steve Shand

nationalobserver.com / Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-US border will be sentenced

Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-US border south of Winnipeg.

globalnews.ca / Men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them.

cbc.ca / Sentencing set Wednesday for human smugglers convicted after death of family near Manitoba-U.S. border

Two men convicted of human smuggling in a case where a family of four from India froze to death trying to cross the border from Manitoba into the U.S. in 2022 are expected to learn their fates in a Minnesota courthouse on Wednesday.

citynews.ca / Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

FERGUS FALLS — Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg. Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into…

thestar.com / Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

FERGUS FALLS - Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg.


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