Florida to outlaw human smuggling

(SunSentinel): For a state that is a hub of human-smuggling operations, up to now Florida has had no state statute outlawing such activities. That is set to change, with the Senate poised to approve a law making human smuggling a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail for each person smuggled. The new state law is hoped to act as a deterrent preventing tragedies at shore and sea where numerous Haitians, Bahamians and Cubans — including pregnant women and children — bound for the United States drown each year.

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