Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation

Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation (2010)

June 1st, 20101h 0min

Documentary
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Overview

When eleven bodies are found inside a freight car in Iowa, a New York man is certain his missing younger brother will be listed among the dead. The Guatemalan immigrant joins investigators in a search for the smugglers who locked a group of undocumented immigrants inside the railcar to throw off Border Patrol inspectors. This documentary offers an in-depth look at the investigation and those involved -- from the Guatemalan brothers to a key immigration agent to a man charged in the case - in a tragedy that made headlines internationally.


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