Two more Guatemalan men plead guilty in smuggling deaths of 55 migrants in Texas
The men admitted smuggling adults and children from Guatemala, and one crash killed 55 of 160-plus migrants packed into the truck, prosecutors said.
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2 Guatemalans Plead Guilty in 2021 Human Smuggling ‘Mass Casualty Incident’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) said an illegal immigrant and a foreign national pleaded guilty in Texas on Wednesday to human smuggling charges stemming from a December 2021 crash of a truck that killed 55 people. Agapito Jorge Ventura, 34, who was arrested in Texas in December 2024, and Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, 26, one of five co-defendants extradited to the United States the following year to face charges in the case, each face a ma…
Guatemalan Nationals Plead Guilty in Devastating Human Smuggling Case
Two Guatemalan nationals, Jorge Agapito Ventura and Oswaldo Manuel Zavala Quino, admitted in a Texas court to their involvement in a 2021 human smuggling operation. The incident led to a tragic crash in Mexico that killed 55 migrants. Both face life sentences, with sentencing scheduled for October 6.
Two more Guatemalan men plead guilty in smuggling deaths of 55 migrants in Texas
By Steve Gorman July 8 (Reuters) - Two more Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in Texas on Wednesday to human smuggling charges stemming from the December 2021 crash of a tractor-trailer truck in Mexico that killed 55 of the 160-plus migrants crammed...
Illegal Alien and Guatemalan National Extradited to the U.S. Admit to Roles in 2021 Alien Smuggling Mass Casualty Event in Chiapas, Mexico
An illegal alien from Guatemala and a Guatemalan national have pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens, which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including unaccompanied children, and injured over 100 more. These two defendants are part of a […]
Defendant who was extradited from Guatemala pleads guilty for involvement in 2022 mass casualty alien smuggling event - Raymondville Chronicle
WASHINGTON – A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty today for his involvement in a 2022 mass casualty alien smuggling event in San Antonio, Texas, that resulted in 53 deaths and 11 aliens injured. “ Miranda- Orozco was an important organizer in a complex alien smuggling organization that prioritized profits and endangered people,” said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “This case highlights that imm…
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