migrant smuggling /tags/migrant-smuggling migrant smuggling en-US SAčúŒÊŽ«Ä± Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:51:18 GMT Venezuelans in ‘reverse migration’ pushed to new perils in effort to return home /americas/2025-09-23/venezuelans-q-migration-return-home Thousands have returned since immigration policies tightened under President Trump. Unable to afford safer routes, migrants are taking dangerous boat journeys from Panama to Colombia. The United Nations has urged authorities to protect these migrants from criminal networks. Tue, 23 Sep 2025 05:51:18 GMT /americas/2025-09-23/venezuelans-q-migration-return-home Matias Delacroix and Megan Janetsky | Associated Press Cuban woman gets nearly 8 years in prison for human smuggling conspiracy that led to 16 deaths /immigration/2025-04-12/cuban-woman-prison-human-smuggling-16-deaths Yaquelin Dominguez-Nieves, 26, who had been living in Sebring, Florida, was sentenced in Miami federal court, according to court records. She pleaded guilty in January to conspiring to smuggle people into the U.S. Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:27:06 GMT /immigration/2025-04-12/cuban-woman-prison-human-smuggling-16-deaths Associated Press GOP senators support DeSantis' migrant flights plan /state/2023-02-08/gop-senators-support-desantis-migrant-flights-plan A Republican-controlled Senate Committee a bill that would bolster Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to send migrants to “sanctuary” cities and states. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT /state/2023-02-08/gop-senators-support-desantis-migrant-flights-plan Jim Saunders Florida grand jury calls for changes in a law that targets the smuggling of undocumented immigrants /immigration/2022-12-12/florida-grand-jury-calls-for-changes-in-a-law-that-targets-the-smuggling-of-undocumented-immigrants The grand jury was impaneled at the request of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who called the smuggling of undocumented immigrants as an “escalating threat.” Mon, 12 Dec 2022 15:30:00 GMT /immigration/2022-12-12/florida-grand-jury-calls-for-changes-in-a-law-that-targets-the-smuggling-of-undocumented-immigrants Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida Is the American dream worth the risk? These migrants hope so /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-24/is-the-american-dream-worth-the-risk-these-migrants-hope-so The American dream remains a compelling tale among migrants south of the border. The objective has shifted, though. For many, simply trying to stay alive is what's driving them. Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:30:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-09-24/is-the-american-dream-worth-the-risk-these-migrants-hope-so Lilly Quiroz 17 died in the Bahamas after a boat believed to be carrying Haitian migrants capsized /news/2022-07-25/17-died-in-the-bahamas-after-a-boat-believed-to-be-carrying-haitian-migrants-capsized A vessel carrying as many as 60 people people capsized off the coast of the Bahamas. The islands have seen a recent increase in human smuggling incidents, as Haitians flee dire conditions back home. Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:50:42 GMT /news/2022-07-25/17-died-in-the-bahamas-after-a-boat-believed-to-be-carrying-haitian-migrants-capsized Dustin Jones Migrant boats capsizing, MDCPS ending its superintendent search, and astounding rent hikes /radio/2022-01-28/migrant-boats-capsizing-mdcps-ending-its-superintendent-search-and-astounding-rent-hikes Today on the South Florida Roundup, we discussed this week's biggest topics — from the deadly journey for more than three dozen migrants to the growing affordable housing crisis. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:59:14 GMT /radio/2022-01-28/migrant-boats-capsizing-mdcps-ending-its-superintendent-search-and-astounding-rent-hikes Natu Tweh Survivor of capsized boat off Florida is Colombian /local-news/2022-01-28/survivor-of-capsized-boat-off-florida-is-colombian The sole survivor of a capsized boat found off Florida’s coast was a young Colombian man traveling with his younger sister, Colombia’s government said Friday. Authorities in Florida have found five bodies and believe 34 others also died in the migrant voyage. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 22:27:17 GMT /local-news/2022-01-28/survivor-of-capsized-boat-off-florida-is-colombian The Associated Press U.S. border authorities searching for migrants after boat capsizes off Puerto Rico /news/2022-01-28/u-s-border-authorities-searching-for-migrants-after-boat-capsizes-off-puerto-rico U.S. Coast Guard aircrews and emergency personnel search for possible migrants in the water after a makeshift boat capsized about 75 yards off Shacks Beach in Puerto Rico. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:02:09 GMT /news/2022-01-28/u-s-border-authorities-searching-for-migrants-after-boat-capsizes-off-puerto-rico Jacqueline Charles | Miami Herald, Syra Ortiz-Blanes | Miami Herald Coast Guard suspends search for migrants off Florida /news/2022-01-28/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-migrants-off-florida The U.S. Coast Guard announced that it will suspend its search for victims of last weekend’s boat tragedy off the Florida coast. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:49:14 GMT /news/2022-01-28/coast-guard-suspends-search-for-migrants-off-florida Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price | Associated Press