Movie: Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation

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    Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2010-06-01

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    6

  • Rating:

    3.0 starts
  • Tagline

    An honest, yet compassionate look at the 2002 deaths of the eleven undocumented immigrants.

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  • Languages:

    English
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