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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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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.

·Los Angeles, United States
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Migrant Deaths Tractor Trailer

·San Antonio, United States
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Telemundo San Antonio (60) broke the news in on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
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