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Driver 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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Straight Arrow News

TX man pleads guilty in deaths of 53 migrants in sweltering temps

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday a Texas man charged in the deaths of 53 migrants has entered a guilty plea in the case.

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Latin Times

Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Playing Part In Death of 53 Migrants Who Asphyxiated In Tractor-Trailer During Smuggling Attempt

Homero Zamorano Jr. could spend the rest of his life behind bars. He is set to be sentenced on April 24

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Dallas News

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run where 53 people died pleads guilty

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...

2 months ago·Dallas, United States

Texas Truck Driver Pleads Guilty in Case of Deadly Trafficking of 53 Migrants · Global Voices

The 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.

2 months ago·Los Angeles, United States

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run pleads guilty in deaths of 53 migrants locked in truck

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.

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