US EditionJustice Department Expands Crackdown on Human Smuggling at Northern Border
The Justice Department's Joint Task Force Alpha, expanded to northern and maritime borders, has charged 56 defendants and seized millions in profits from human smuggling operations, officials said.
- The U.S. Justice Department is increasing efforts against human smuggling exploiting the Canada-U.S. border due to concerns about criminal networks involved in these operations.
- Joint Task Force Alpha, formed in 2021, will now focus on the northern border, cracking down on smugglers who endanger migrants' lives.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, 'If you smuggle human beings, you will be found, you will be prosecuted, and you will be brought to justice.'
- Acting U.S. Attorney Michael Drescher noted that smugglers exploit desperate individuals, often subjecting them to dangerous conditions during illegal crossings.
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The three men were accused of helping 44 migrants illegally cross the Canada-U.S. border in early August.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced new measures to combat crime on the U.S.-Canada border. The Trump Administration will expand the existing payroll to end trafficking and human trafficking networks.Read more]]>
Bondi says human smuggling across the Canada-US border is getting worse
US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday human smuggling across the border with Canada is getting worse — and that traffickers are looking north following the Trump administration's crackdown at the border with Mexico.
The U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced the expansion of the Alpha Joint Task Force (JTFA) – dedicated to fighting human trafficking on the borders of Mexico and Canada – to include for the first time the entire northern border line and the coasts of the country.From Tampa, Florida, where she presented the results of the dismantling of a gang that was smuggling Cubans to the United States – at $40,000 per person – Bondi said that, in co…
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