US EditionDriver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
- A Texas truck driver, Homero Zamorano Jr., pleaded guilty to three charges related to the deaths of 53 migrants in a smuggling attempt in 2022, which was the deadliest across the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Zamorano could face a maximum sentence of life in prison, as announced by the Justice Department.
- The truck had 67 migrants, and temperatures reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the three-hour ride, leading to 48 deaths inside the trailer.
- U.S. authorities are seeking the extradition of Rigoberto Román Miranda Orozo, charged with six counts of migrant smuggling resulting in death or serious injury.
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Texas truck driver pleads guilty in smuggling attempt that left 53 migrants dead
A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border.
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolThe Texas truck driver charged with the death of 53 migrants traveling in a suffocating trailer without air conditioning pleaded guilty on Thursday for the 2022 tragedy that became the nation's most deadly attempt to traffic people across the U.S.-Mexico border.
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News Talk 94.1/AM 1600Driver pleads guilty in smuggling attempt that resulted in 53 migrant deaths
A Texas truck driver charged in the deaths of 53 migrants who rode in a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning pleaded guilty Thursday over the 2022 tragedy that became the nation’s deadliest smuggling attempt across the U.S.-Mexico border. Homero Zamorano Jr., who lived in Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death, causing serious bodily injury, and placing lives in jeopardy; one count …
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