A man from New Jersey was detained by the Kansas Highway Patrol this week on suspicion of breaking the state law that made human smuggling illegal last year.
According to jail records, Juan E. Pescador-Chimal, 46, of Moorestown, New Jersey, was arrested at 3:40 a.m. on Wednesday and was being held on a $1 million bond Friday in relation to one felony crime of human smuggling.
No formal charges had been brought. The highway patrol was not providing any more information.
What does the legislation that makes human smuggling illegal say?
Despite Governor Laura Kelly’s veto, the measure that made human smuggling illegal was finally passed by Kansas lawmakers last year.
To qualify as human smuggling under the law, one must fulfill the following requirements:
One is aware—or ought to have been aware—that the person they are interacting with entered or is still in the United States unlawfully.
That individual gets something of value or financial gain.
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They are aware, or ought to have been aware, that the person being smuggled is likely to be used for the benefit of another person’s finances.
