Human smuggling attempts aimed at U.S. entry spiking along Quebec-N.Y. border

CBC News embedded with the RCMP’s border patrol unit amid the rise of human smuggling operations along the Quebec-New York State border. More than 5,000 people have been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol at the Canadian border since the start of 2024, the majority of them in this region.

Human smuggling attempts aimed at U.S. entry spiking along Quebec-N.Y. border
A man in a police vest stands in a green area at the Canada-U.S. border.

CBC News embedded with the RCMP’s border patrol unit amid the rise of human smuggling operations along the Quebec-New York State border. More than 5,000 people have been apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol at the Canadian border since the start of 2024, the majority of them in this region.