{"product_id":"smuggler-hardcover","title":"Smuggler - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReece Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGreg Boos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY INK STICK MEDIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen an ordinary man is thrust into the dangerous world of smuggling at America's northern border, he is forced to risk his own freedom to protect refugees from violent immigration policing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after conservative businessman Bob Boulé opens the Smuggler's Inn, a quirky bed and breakfast in Blaine, Washington directly on the US-Canada border, refugees, drug traffickers, and ICE agents all trust him with their secrets. The refugees tell Bob heartbreaking stories of persecution and death. The drug traffickers and ICE agents try to recruit Bob to their side in the dangerous game of smuggling at the border. As Bob's work at the Smuggler's Inn spirals, he is forced to make a series of risky decisions that draw him deeper and deeper into the murky border underworld, putting his own freedom at risk. His secret life comes crashing down after a violent confrontation with a Border Patrol agent in his driveway, leading him to question his core beliefs about right and wrong as he finds his true purpose in life. In this gripping exposé, Border expert Reece Jones and immigration lawyer Greg Boos reveal the hidden world of America's northern border and provide readers with urgent insights into immigration and border policing throughout the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Taliban-controlled countryside of Afghanistan to the infamous La Joya prison in Panama, the stories featured in \u003ci\u003eSmuggler\u003c\/i\u003e converge in the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest in the borderlands between Seattle and Vancouver. There are car chases, drug deals between the Hells Angels and the Sinaloa cartel, and over a thousand people who slip quietly across the border to safety in Canada in the dead of night. After the violent confrontation with the Border Patrol agent, Bob's complaint goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, whose landmark decision in \u003ci\u003eEgbert v. Boule\u003c\/i\u003e paves the way for the apparent impunity of ICE agents on American streets in the second presidency of Donald Trump. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing personal interviews, in-depth research, and a propulsive narrative, \u003ci\u003eSmuggler \u003c\/i\u003eis the untold true story of how a quaint bed and breakfast on the northern border became the epicenter of debates about refugee protections and violent immigration policing inside the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReece Jones \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the award-winning books \u003ci\u003eNobody is Protected, White Borders, Violent Borders, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBorder Walls\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and a lifetime Fellow of the American Association of Geographers. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and CNN. He is a Professor of Geography and Environment at the University of Hawaiʻi and he lives in Honolulu with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGreg Boos \u003c\/b\u003eis the founder of Cascadia Cross-Border Law and a dual US-Canadian citizen. He has forty years of experience in immigration law and he represented Bob Boulé since 2015. Greg served as an external advisor to the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University for almost two decades and is recognized internationally for research on the Jay Treaty and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. He and his spouse live in Bellingham, WA.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55231802376525,"sku":"9781493092093","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/0dO-CGV7_49781493092093.webp?v=1793299831","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/smuggler-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}