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Updated · WCAX · May 8Tyshan Murray sentenced for transporting nine Irish nationals across US-Canada border
9 articles · Updated · WCAX · May 8
- The 44-year-old New Jersey man received 18 months, plus three years' supervised release, but gets credit for time served and will not return to jail.
- Prosecutors said Murray picked up five adults and four children after they crossed illegally near Drew Road in Richford, Vermont, on 8 September 2024.
- Border Patrol agents, alerted to the crossing, stopped his SUV nearby and reported two young children were sitting on luggage in the rear cargo area.
His sentence was 18 months, but he walked free. How do federal laws reduce prison time for human smugglers? With northern border apprehensions soaring, why have agent staffing and drug seizures actually decreased in recent years?