Abbas Ali Haider Pleads Guilty Smuggling

Abbas Ali Haider, a 49-year-old Pakistani national, pleaded guilty to leading an international human smuggling conspiracy. From September 2019 to September 2023, Abbas Ali Haider operated two sham Pakistan-based companies, CBS Media Ventures — King World and Multimedia Advertising Limited, to fraudulently obtain visas for Pakistani nationals. These individuals would travel to countries like Ecuador, Cuba, and Colombia under the guise of legitimate business travel for film productions, but their actual destination was the southern border of the United States. Abbas Ali Haider's network then guided them overland to the U.S.-Mexico border, where they illegally crossed into California, Texas, and Arizona. He charged each person up to $40,000 for this service. Abbas Ali Haider was extradited from Mexico to the United States in July 2025 and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring aliens to the United States for private financial gain and bringing in illegal aliens for profit. He faces a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years in prison, with sentencing scheduled for July 30. The investigation was led by United States — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with assistance from United States — United States Customs and Border Protection, the United States — Federal Bureau of Investigation's Joint Terrorism Task Force, and United States — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as part of Joint Task Force Alpha.