Overview

• Abbas Ali Haider was extradited from Mexico and presented in federal court in Tucson on July 16, 2025.
• He is indicted on one count of conspiracy to bring undocumented immigrants and four counts of bringing undocumented immigrants for profit.
• Authorities say migrants paid up to $40,000 each to travel through Ecuador, Cuba and Colombia before crossing into the United States via Mexico.
• Prosecutors allege Haider used Diamond TV World Productions and Multimedia Advertising Ltd as fronts to secure visas under the guise of audiovisual projects.
• He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison if convicted at his upcoming federal trial.