A Pakistani man pleaded guilty in the US to leading an international human trafficking organisation.
A Sialkot man pleaded guilty in a US court to leading an international human trafficking conspiracy that involved shell companies, fake visas and a ‘dinky’ route through Ecuador, Cuba, Colombia and then through the southern border into the US. Abbas Ali Haider, 49, was extradited from Mexico to the US in July 2025 to face charges here. After pleading guilty, he will be sentenced on July 30. Haider faces a minimum prison sentence of three years and a maximum of 10 years.$40,000 to bring illegal Pakistanis to AmericaAccording to court documents, Haider operated two fake film production companies – Diamond TV World Productions and Multimedia Advertising Limited. Both these fake companies were shown to be based in Pakistan but by using these companies he brought Pakistani citizens to America illegally. These people presented themselves as employees of Haider’s film companies traveling for film work. They were allowed to enter Latin American countries through fake visas but their final destination was the US through the Mexican border.“From approximately September 2019 to September 2023, Haider fraudulently obtained visas for Pakistani nationals to travel to Ecuador, Cuba and Colombia under the guise of legitimate business travel, while their actual destination was always the southern US border. Posing as employees of Haider’s fake companies traveling to work in films, Pakistani nationals were recruited into Latin America and the Caribbean countries. Haider’s network then led them to the US-Mexico border, from where they illegally entered California, Texas and Arizona. For this, Haider charged each individual up to $40,000,” the Justice Department said.America is sending illegal foreigners sitting in PakistanHaider used his fake film companies to sign contracts with film companies in Ecuador, Cuba and Colombia. He then sponsored visas for Pakistani nationals who were to work for Haider’s companies, under the guise that they were working on a joint filming project in Latin America. Haider provided Pakistani nationals with fake documents that showed they worked for his companies, which he used at ports of entry in Panama, Brazil and Colombia. Haider trained the aliens to say they worked in the film industry to deceive and thwart Customs and Border officers. Haider’s network of smugglers helped Pakistani nationals travel to the US-Mexico border, from where they illegally crossed into California, Texas and Arizona.Haider traveled from Pakistan to Mexico in late 2024 and was arrested in Mexico in January 2025 at the request of the US government.