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In France, a Farmer Turned Migrant Smuggler Has Become a Popular Hero

BORDERLINE

Cédric Herrou lives in a small village near the Italian border, and keeps getting caught sneaking migrants and refugees across the frontier. He makes no apologies.

Dana Kennedy
Dana Kennedy
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