Federal Prosecutors Indict 11 in Smuggling Deaths of 7 Migrants in Texas Rail Cargo Container
Federal prosecutors say the group used a Union Pacific train to move migrants for up to $10,000 each before the deaths.
- Customs and Border Protection agents rescued nine migrants from wooden crates at the Falfurrias Checkpoint on Friday in an apparent smuggling attempt.
- Officials reported the migrants, including a 14-year boy, were sealed inside crates with little to no ventilation, placing them in "life-threatening conditions."
- A United States attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants found in a Texas rail cargo container in May.
- Smuggling organizations show "complete disregard for human life," Border Protection agents stated, exploiting vulnerable people and endangering men, women, and children for profit.
- Western District Attorney Simmons warned it is "very hard to survive" in un-air-conditioned, sealed containers during high temperatures, highlighting extreme risks in smuggling operations.
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A federal grand jury inculcated eleven people for allegedly orchestrating an immigrant crossing in May that ended with the death of seven of them on board a freight wagon, the Department of Justice reported this Friday. From at least April 2023 to May this year, the defendants transported numerous undocumented immigrants by freight trains. Migrants or their families paid between $1,500 and $10,000 for the crossings, the department explained in a…
11 Indicted in Smuggling Deaths of Migrants in Texas Cargo Container Case
Eleven people were charged July 24 for their alleged connection to the gruesome deaths of seven illegal immigrants who died from extreme heat inside a train container in May during a human smuggling operation in Texas. Six of the Mexican and Honduran immigrants were found dead at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, on May 10, including a 14-year-old, according to authorities. “One of those individuals frantically contacted their family while they were…
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Independent EspañolFederal authorities filed charges against 11 people for causing the death of seven migrants by leaving them trapped inside a train container, in the suffocating heat of Texas, after having crossed into the United States without legal authorization.
11 Indicted After 7 Migrants Die in Texas Shipping Container - Internewscast Journal
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11 indicted in connection with deaths of 7 migrants packed in sealed train container in South Texas
Federal prosecutors in San Antonio announced Friday the indictment of 11 people connected to the deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old, who were locked inside a sealed, unventilated shipping container on a Union Pacific train in May.
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