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Human traffickers sentenced after family froze to death along US-Canada border

A pair of human traffickers received sentences of 10 and 6.5 years on Wednesday following the deaths of an Indian family, including two children, who froze during a blizzard in 2022 while attempting to illegally cross the northern border into the U.S. from Canada.
Announcing the sentences, U.S. District Judge John Tunheim said, «The crime in many respects is extraordinary because it did result in the unimaginable death of four individuals, including two children,» according to AP.
The outlet reported that Tunheim said, «These were deaths that were clearly avoidable.»
This follows a jury in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, finding the two, Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, and Steve Shand, 50, guilty on four counts, including conspiracy to bring migrants into the country illegally.
Patel, who is an Indian national, received a sentence of nearly 11 years. Shand, a U.S. citizen from Florida, received 6.5 years with two years’ supervised release. AP reported that neither of the men showed any emotions as they received their sentences.
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This combination image shows left to right; undated photo released by the Sherburne County Sheriff’s Office shows Harshkumar Patel in Elk River, Minn., and an unndated photo released by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Steve Shand. (AP Photo/ICE)
This follows the 2022 deaths of Jagdish Patel, his wife, Vaishaliben, who were both in their 30s, and their children: daughter Vihangi, 11, and son Dharmik, 3, all of whom froze to death in January 2022 while attempting to illegally cross into Minnesota via an operation coordinated by Patel and Shand. The family members were not related to Patel.
The family was among 11 migrants in the same group who made the treacherous crossing to Minnesota that January. After only seven made it across, the family was found dead the next day by Canadian authorities. The seven others, determined to be Indian nationals, were stopped by U.S. Border Patrol in North Dakota near Minnesota.
Prosecutors said Patel, who was also known as «Dirty Harry,» organized the scheme, and Shand was the driver. Both men were involved in an international smuggling ring that helped Indians illegally cross the border.
A Wednesday statement by the U.S. Department of Justice said that the recorded wind chill temperature on the morning of the incident was -36 degrees.
AP reported U.S. prosecutor Michael McBride wrote the father died while trying to shield Dharmik’s face from a «blistering wind» with a frozen glove. Vihangi was wearing «ill-fitting boots and gloves,» and the mother «died slumped against a chain-link fence she must have thought salvation lay behind.»
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A border marker, between the United States and Canada is shown just outside of Emerson, Manitoba, on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
The DOJ said that after being discovered with two aliens in his car, Shand claimed there were no others out in the snow. However, five more aliens emerged from the fields, including one suffering hypothermia who was airlifted to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Another human smuggler, who was part of the ring, testified during the trial that he had made more than $400,000 smuggling more than 500 Indian migrants across the U.S. border and that the migrants usually work low-wage jobs in the U.S. to pay off their debts to the smugglers, which can be as much as $100,000.
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Commenting on the sentencing, Jamie Holt, special agent in charge of U.S. ICE Homeland Security Investigations St. Paul, said: «Today’s sentencing marks a crucial moment of accountability in a case that revealed the harrowing realities of human smuggling.»
ICE BEGINS NEW, NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO ARREST ILLEGAL ALIENS AT IMMIGRATION HEARINGS

The U.S./Canada border has seen a surge in illegal immigration in last several years, prompting tightened security measures at America’s less-trafficked border. (CBP)
Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa Kirkpatrick for the District of Minnesota added, «As we’ve seen time and time again, human traffickers care nothing for humanity.»
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«Every time I think about this case, I think about this family — including two beautiful little children — who the defendants left to freeze to death in a blizzard,» said Kirkpatrick. «I am proud of the work of our law enforcement partners in holding these defendants accountable for their unspeakable crimes.»
Fox News Digital’s Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
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Nueva York rinde homenaje a Jean-Michel Basquiat con una calle que lleva su nombre

El artista Naderson Saint-Pierre estaba pintando en su estudio de Manhattan la mañana del martes cuando un amigo le avisó que su héroe, Jean-Michel Basquiat, iba a ser homenajeado por la ciudad de Nueva York con una ceremonia de nombramiento de calle esa misma tarde.
Con su overol manchado de pintura, tomó el metro hacia el centro, donde se unió a las personas reunidas frente al número 57 de Great Jones Street, el edificio bajo donde el Basquiat vivió y trabajó en el momento de su muerte en 1988.
La multitud estaba compuesta por residentes del East Village, periodistas de televisión local y admiradores que llevaban gorras y camisetas con el motivo de la corona de Basquiat. También había miembros de la familia del artista —hermanas, sobrinas, sobrinos, primos— y funcionarios de la ciudad. “Es un día hermoso para verlo ser homenajeado de esta manera”, dijo Saint-Pierre, de 30 años, “y que una calle lleve tu nombre es uno de los grandes honores de Nueva York”.

“Soy haitiano, como él”, continuó, “y cuando me mudé a la ciudad sin nada, vendía mi arte por 20 dólares en Tompkins Square Park y dormía en el metro. Basquiat también luchó en las calles antes de encontrar el éxito. Para mí, él es la prueba de que los sueños de un artista en Nueva York pueden hacerse realidad”.
El edificio de dos pisos en el 57 de Great Jones fue la base de operaciones de Basquiat, nacido en Brooklyn, cuando experimentó su ascenso al estrellato en el mundo del arte, y allí murió de una sobredosis de heroína a los 27 años. Durante años, artistas urbanos han dejado tributos en ese lugar con vibrantes versiones de su etiqueta de grafiti “SAMO”.
“Esto se siente como algo que llevaba mucho tiempo esperando”, dijo Michelle Hogan, residente del East Village. “Ahora los turistas que van a hacer fila afuera de Katz’s quizás puedan tener una verdadera muestra de lo que alguna vez fue el East Village y por qué este barrio fue tan importante para la historia del arte pop estadounidense”. Su esposo, Steve Hogan, estaba de pie bajo una valla publicitaria de Moncler con Al Pacino y Robert De Niro mientras observaba a la multitud frente al 57 de Great Jones, ahora sede de la boutique de moda de Angelina Jolie, Atelier Jolie.

“Basquiat merece este honor”, dijo Hogan, “pero no sé qué pensaría él sobre cómo luce ahora esta cuadra y el centro de Nueva York”.
El concejal Erik Bottcher se dirigió a los presentes. “¡Bienvenidos a la calle Jean-Michel Basquiat!” dijo, entre aplausos. “Como él dijo una vez: ‘No pienso en el arte cuando trabajo, trato de pensar en la vida’. Hoy, honramos a un hombre cuyo arte reflejaba la vida en toda su complejidad: la belleza, la lucha, la verdad”.
Bottcher entregó una carpeta azul con una proclamación oficial a las hermanas del artista, Lisane Basquiat y Jeanine Heriveaux. Mientras Lisane contenía las lágrimas, Jeanine agradeció a la ciudad por asegurarse de que la “estrella de su hermano mayor siga brillando intensamente”.

Un gran aplauso se escuchó cuando alguien tiró de la cuerda que retiró la cubierta que ocultaba el letrero de la calle “Jean-Michel Basquiat Way” en la esquina de Bowery y Great Jones. Entre la multitud estaban dos personas que ayudaron a impulsar el nombre honorario, la exconcejala Carlina Rivera y el historiador del hip-hop LeRoy McCarthy.
En la planta baja de Atelier Jolie, amigos y familiares de Basquiat se sirvieron palitos de yuca y tostones con salsa de ajo. La señora Heriveaux y la señora Basquiat subieron las escaleras hasta el espacio del atelier que alguna vez fue el dormitorio del artista, lleno de pinturas. “El hecho de que, en 2025, en el contexto de todo lo que está ocurriendo, él sea homenajeado de esta manera por la ciudad de Nueva York es profundamente significativo e impactante para nuestra familia”, dijo. “Agradecemos el reconocimiento”.
“Veníamos a menudo a visitarlo aquí”, dijo la señora Heriveaux. “Es emotivo estar aquí. Pero al mismo tiempo, hay una sensación cálida al estar aquí”.
Pensó en lo que su hermano podría haber sentido ante el homenaje de la ciudad. “Creo que habría estado eufórico”, dijo. “Él quería ser famoso. Eso es algo que expresó”.
Una vez que la multitud se fue, la cuadra volvió a su ritmo habitual. Repartidores pasaban rápidamente en bicicletas eléctricas. Personas vestidas a la moda almorzaban en las mesas de la acera frente al Bowery Hotel. Y el nuevo letrero con el nombre de Jean-Michel Basquiat brillaba bajo el sol.
Fuente: The New York Times
[Fotos: Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times]
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Top Republican slams Katherine Clark for admitting suffering families are ‘leverage’ in shutdown battle

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EXCLUSIVE: A top House Republican is criticizing one of Democrats’ senior leaders for saying the government shutdown and its effects are a «leverage point» to accomplish their goals on healthcare.
«It’s appalling to see the number two House Democrat openly admit that the left is weaponizing hardworking Americans as ‘leverage’ for political gain, even acknowledging families will suffer in the process,» Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital.
«This isn’t governance — it’s calculated hostage-taking, with struggling families caught in the balance as Democrats attempt to force through their radical agenda. Families are seen only as leverage by Democrats. We always knew it, now they’re saying it out loud. Absolutely shameful.»
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., sat down for an interview with Fox News’ Chad Pergram last week. At one point, Clark was asked about who Americans would find responsible for the ongoing shutdown.
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Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger is criticizing House Minority Whip Katherine Clark’s comments in a recent interview on the government shutdown. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images; Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«I mean, shutdowns are terrible and, of course, there will be, you know, families that are going to suffer. We take that responsibility very seriously. But it is one of the few leverage times we have,» Clark responded.
«It is an inflection point in this budget process where we have tried to get the Republicans to meet with us and prioritize the American people, and it’s been an absolute refusal, and they were willing to let government shut down when they control the House, the Senate and the White House rather than come and talk about an issue as important to the American people is if they can afford healthcare.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Clark’s office for a response to Pfluger’s comments.

The government is in a shutdown after Congress failed to reach an agreement on federal funding. (Getty Images)
The government shutdown is now in its 23rd day after Senate Democrats rejected the GOP’s federal funding bill for a 12th time on Wednesday evening.
Republicans proposed a measure that would keep federal funding roughly flat until Nov. 21, a spending patch called a continuing resolution (CR), so that negotiators would have more time to strike a longer-term deal on fiscal year (FY) 2026.
The bill passed the House largely along partisan lines on Sept. 19.
But Democrats have been pushing for any funding deal to include an extension of Obamacare subsidies that were enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those enhancements are set to expire at the end of 2025.
Republican leaders have signaled a willingness to negotiate on those subsidies, but have ruled out doing so in the current package.
SCREAMING MATCH ERUPTS BETWEEN HAKEEM JEFFRIES, MIKE LAWLER AS GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CHAOS CONTINUES

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on the 10th day of the federal government shutdown in Washington, Oct. 10, 2025. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)
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«Mike Johnson said, we have an eternity to talk about this, an eternity. This impact of the ACA is in the next few weeks,» Clark said. «Yes, there are repercussions to a shutdown that are terrible for people.»
She continued, «I feel for military families that even if they get paid, you know, there are lots of spouses that also work that are feeling these cuts because we’ve encouraged military spouses to become federal workers to accommodate all the travel and moving that military families so frequently experience. And now we’re saying to them, you’re not going to be paid for your work. I mean, let’s get it together here. The Republicans need to come to town. They need to sit down with us.»
Republicans have seized on Clark’s comments in recent days, however.
House GOP Chairwoman Lisa McClain, R-Mich., said in a statement on Wednesday, «Democrats are holding American families hostage to advance their political agenda, and they’re admitting it.»
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