New York woman pleads guilty to helping migrants sneak into the US from Canada
As per officials, the four men crossed into the US on foot and met with Taylor near Churubusco, New York, where she drove them further into the county.
On Tuesday, a woman from New York pleaded guilty to aiding migrants from Canada in illegally entering the United States. According to the Department of Justice, Stacey Taylor, 43, was apprehended while smuggling four men across the US-Canada border. The four men, three from India and one from Canada, were found in her car upon her arrest in New York.
The agents determined they were illegal aliens who had crossed the border without inspection in freezing cold weather. The men had met Taylor near Churubusco, New York, where she drove them further into the county. It was revealed that Taylor had been involved in multiple human smuggling incidents. Prosecutors stated that Taylor pleaded guilty to the crime and admitted to smuggling migrants for profit.
She faces a minimum of five years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for December 3, 2026. Prior to Taylor's arrest, another woman, 53-year-old Stephanie Square, was also caught smuggling migrants across the border in July 2025. Square was the leader of a human smuggling organization responsible for the death of five people, including two young children, in the St. Lawrence River in March 2023.
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