Tragic Smuggling Case Exposes Dark Realities of Human Trafficking

A family’s deadly journey highlights the perils of human smuggling from India into the U.S. amid chilling conditions.

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Federal prosecutors argue that Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand operated a smuggling network leading to the tragic deaths of an Indian family in frozen Minnesota fields. Jagdish Patel, his wife Vaishaliben, and two children attempted to cross the U.S. border but perished in extreme cold. The case underscores the growing issue of Indian illegal immigration driven by economic pressures and the risks involved in dangerous smuggling operations, with over 14,000 Indians apprehended at the U.S.-Canada border in the past year.

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