DETROIT — A Canadian cab driver who made extra money by steering desperate immigrants to a railroad tunnel under the Detroit River was sentenced Monday to 16 months in a U.S. prison. Juan Garcia-Jimenez, a 53-year-old Canadian citizen who is a native of Guatemala, wept in federal court. The 2.5-kilometre tunnel is used by cargo trains moving between Ontario and the United States. Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Fairchild said it’s risky: A walkway is only 43.1 centimetres wide and in poor condition. “Countless aliens could have illegally entered the United States with his assistance.”Garcia-Jimenez was arrested last August while trying to enter Detroit to celebrate his wedding anniversary.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 18:45 UTC