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U.S. man pleads guilty to smuggling migrants from B.C. into Washington state
« on: November 30, 2024, 10:45:00 am »
U.S. man pleads guilty to smuggling migrants from B.C. into Washington state

By Simon Little  Global News
Posted November 29, 2024 4:21 pm
 Updated November 29, 2024 9:17 pm
 

WATCH: Just as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatens tariffs on Canada and Mexico over border security, comes word of a guilty plea in a human smuggling case based in Metro Vancouver. Aaron McArthur reports.
 
As incoming U.S. president Donald Trump threatens Canada with massive tariffs over border security, an American man has pleaded guilty in a cross-border human smuggling operation.


Oregon resident Jesus Ortiz-Plata admitted to helping at least 25 people illegally cross the border from Metro Vancouver into Washington state.

Court documents show that Ortiz-Plata was involved in seven separate incidents, including helping dozens of people hide in rail cars.

https://globalnews.ca/news/10894457/us-border-migrant-smuggling-guilty/
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