Family’s death at US-Canada border underscores desperate journeys of migrants

‘Whatever the circumstances, no one should ever have to choose such a perilous journey.’ Photograph: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock

The death of four members of an Indian family at the US-Canada border has once again highlighted the dangerous journeys families are willing to risk for a better life – and the groups that profit from their desperation.

Police in Canada announced on Thursday that the victims, who included a baby and young boy, probably froze to death while attempting to cross into the United States during a blizzard. Seven others survived and were intercepted by police.