Human Smuggler Extradited From Brazil to US: DOJ

Human Smuggler Extradited From Brazil to US: DOJ

A Bangladeshi national, alleged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to be a “prolific” alien smuggler, made his first appearance Monday in a Laredo, Texas, federal courtroom following his extradition from Brazil, according to a DOJ statement. The indictment against Saiful Islam, 39, in the Southern District of Texas accuses him of being part of a conspiracy that smuggled numerous illegal immigrants through Central America to the United States, th…

Prolific Alien Smuggler Extradited from Brazil to Face Charges in the United States

Bangladeshi national Saiful Islam, 39, will make his initial appearance in Laredo, Texas, today after being extradited from Brazil. An indictment in the Southern District of Texas was unsealed today charging Islam for his role in a conspiracy that smuggled numerous aliens through Central America to the United States. According to court documents, Islam participated in a wide-ranging human smuggling operation and assisted other smugglers by facil…