Mexican authorities found 175 migrants crowded in a truck trailer in the southern state of Chiapas, news agency Reuters reported citing the National Migration Institute (INM).

Mexican officials find 175 migrants crammed in a truck trailer near southern border

Two suspected migrant-smuggling boats sank off the coast of southern California on Sunday (March 12), killing at least eight people, according to rescuers, as reported by AFP.

US: Migrant-smuggling boat capsize leaves 8 dead off San Diego coast

The United States has imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based human smuggling organization, accusing it of being involved in smuggling migrants to the United States, including foreign nationals that may pose a national security risk.

US blacklists Pakistan-based human smuggling organization

Pakistani national has been indicted by an American federal grand jury for allegedly using fraudulent documents and travel routes to facilitate the entry of unauthorised individuals into the US.

Pakistani national charged with smuggling undocumented individuals into the US