WASHINGTON — Prosecutors have charged the leader of an international human smuggling ring who conspired to illegally bring dozens of migrants across the northern border to New York City and other locations in the US,

The man suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants who was shot on Tuesday by federal agents is a repeat offender once convicted of a similar crime, records show. Officials said the individual, identified as Patrick Gary Schlegel, 34, was recognized by law ...

Left: the border fence between San Diego and Tijuana (AP Photo/Gregory Bull); Right: Domingo Renoj-Matul, aka "Turko," leader of what the feds say is a transnational human smuggling operation that brought in around 20,000 illegal immigrants over the course ...

The West Virginia Senate amended and passed a House of Delegates bill strengthening human trafficking penalties and adding a new provision aimed at those helping smuggle undocumented immigrants, but the House will need to sign off on the changes.

A Louisiana man faces federal felony charges stemming from a human smuggling case that ended in a crash killing 4 people in central Texas.