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.
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.
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.
Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them
Prosecutors in Minnesota are seeking prison sentences of a little more than 19 years for Harshkumar Patel and 10 years for Steve Shand
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.
Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them.
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.
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…
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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