Mexican national sentenced to 18 months for smuggling nearly 100 migrants from Canada.

Luis Fernando Barragan-Palacios, a Mexican national living in New York, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling nearly 100 migrants from Canada into the U.S. between 2023 and 2024. He earned about $500,000 from his illegal activities. Arrested last year during a car chase near the Canadian border, Barragan-Palacios will face deportation after serving his sentence.

January 11, 2025
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