Quebec Man Extradited to US After Pregnant Migrant Dies in Border Crossing Attempt

RCMP officers unwrap a new warning sign for asylum seekers on the border at Roxham Road from New York into Canada, in Champlain, New York, on March 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

U.S. officials say a Colombian man who was living in Quebec has been extradited and arraigned in connection with the case of a pregnant Mexican woman who died while trying to cross a frigid river after illegally entering the United States in 2023.

The U.S. attorney’s office for the northern District of New York has charged Jhader Augusto Uribe-Tobar, 36, with three smuggling-related counts in relation to the death of Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores.