Migrant Deaths
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Quebec coroner says Brazilian woman died of hypothermia near border in 2024A Quebec coroner says Canadian officials turned away a Brazilian woman at border crossings three times in the days before she died of hypothermia near the U.S. border in 2024.CanadaApr 30
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Quebec man sought by U.S. after pregnant Mexican migrant dies crossing borderU.S. authorities allege that Jhader Aguusto Uribe-Tobar charged the woman and her husband US$2,500 to guide her by text message as she walked alone across the border.CrimeJan 5, 2024
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‘Persons of interest’ identified in connection with Akwesasne migrant deathsPolice confirmed in a news release Thursday that two vehicles were seized Wednesday from two different locations in Akwesasne and warrants were obtained to examine the vehicles.CanadaApr 13, 2023
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Hundreds of migrants have already died in 2023 crossing Mediterranean to Europe: UNThe alert comes just a day after Italy announced a state of emergency due to the "sharp rise" in migrant journeys across the Mediterranean.WorldApr 12, 2023
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Romanian family’s dream of life in Canada ended tragically in waters off AkwesasneA Toronto lawyer who had represented the Iordache family since 2018, said they were desperate to stay in Canada for the sake of their two children, who were Canadian citizens.CanadaApr 4, 2023
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Police in India arrest 3rd man in smuggling deaths of family in ManitobaThree men are now charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder, attempting culpable homicide, human trafficking and criminal conspiracy.CrimeJan 20, 2023
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U.S. seeing uptick in illegal border crossings from CanadaU.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen a drastic uptick in recent months of people trying to enter North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin illegally from Canada.CanadaJan 19, 2023
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‘They couldn’t breathe’: Migrant survived deadly trailer found in Texas by staying near doorThe 20-year-old Guatemalan was found alive in the semi-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, where 53 migrants died from heat-related illnesses.WorldJul 4, 2022
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Why migrants risk everything to cross borders in unsafe conditionsMigration experts say the freezing deaths along the Manitoba border were predictable and preventable. Canada and other countries need to ask why migrants resort to human smugglers.CanadaJan 24, 2022
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Migrant deaths at Canada-U.S. border ‘warning shot’ of more to come: expertU.S. officials allege a family of four who died at Manitoba's border with the country were part of a larger group of Indian migrants trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada.CanadaJan 22, 2022
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