Two men are accused of helping illegally smuggle Indian nationals across the U.S.-Canada border and into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022.

Illegal immigration from Canada to the United States has seen a sharp rise among people of Indian origin, US border patrol data shows.

Experts say illegal immigration from India is driven by everything from political repression to a dysfunctional American immigration system that can take years, if not decades, to navigate legally

A federal trial begins Monday for two men accused of helping smuggle Indian nationals across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of a family who froze to death in a blizzard in 2022.