 "Three men who claimed to be from Sudan and were driven by taxi driver Curtis Seymour are confronted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police as they prepare to cross illegally the US-Canada border into Hemmingford, Quebec Photo: Reuters")
Cab driver Curtis Seymour got the call at 3:30 am to pick up a passenger at the Greyhound bus station in Plattsburgh, New York, about 25 miles (40 km) south of the Canadian border.
An older Haitian woman wearing a purple and yellow headwrap, mauve lipstick and big gold earrings descended from the bus with two handbags, a backpack and a suitcase. Seymour placed her luggage in the car, and asked where she was headed.
"Canada," the woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Cilotte, said in broken English. "No police," she added.
An older Haitian woman wearing a purple and yellow headwrap, mauve lipstick and big gold earrings descended from the bus with two handbags, a backpack and a suitcase. Seymour placed her luggage in the car, and asked where she was headed.
"Canada," the woman, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Cilotte, said in broken English. "No police," she added.
