US EditionMan charged in U.S. with smuggling people across the border from Canada
Shivam Lnu faces charges for coordinating smuggling of 12 Indian nationals for financial gain across the U.S.-Canada border between January and June 2025.
- The U.S. Justice Department announced that a federal grand jury charged 22‑year‑old Shivam Lnu with smuggling a dozen Indian nationals from Canada into Clinton County, New York, between January and June 2025.
- Prosecutors allege Shivam Lnu directed and coordinated a human trafficking operation from January through June 2025, court documents show.
- Messages between a driver and a number connected to Shivam allegedly show repeated coordination of smuggling trips from Canada, prosecutors allege, as shown in court records.
- The indictment lists one count of conspiracy and four counts of illegally bringing aliens for private financial gain, and the U.S. Justice Department says Shivam Lnu faces mandatory minimum and maximum sentences if convicted.
- U.S. Border Patrol tried to stop two vehicles on Jan. 26, 2025, and both refused to stop, leading to a pursuit where agents found a total of 12 undocumented immigrants in Mooers, New York.
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An Indian national is accused in the United States of having smuggled a dozen people from Canada into the United States.
Indian national indicted in Canada–US human smuggling case
New York: A 22-year-old citizen of India has been indicted in New York for his role in a scheme to smuggle Indian nationals from Canada across the northern border into the United States. Shivam, whose last name is not known, is charged with one count of conspiracy to illegally bring aliens to the United States and four counts of illegally bringing aliens to the United States for the purpose of private financial gain. A federal grand jury in the …
From Canada to Clinton County: US charges 22-year-old Indian over cross-border migrant smuggling
Shivam, whose last name is not known, is charged with one count of conspiracy to illegally bring aliens to the United States and four counts of illegally bringing aliens to the United States for the purpose of private financial gain.
Indian national indicted for smuggling individuals from across Canadian border into US - The Tribune
Shivam, whose last name is not known, is charged with one count of conspiracy to illegally bring aliens to the United States and four counts of illegally bringing aliens to the United States for the purpose of private financial gain.
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