Human trafficking in USA: Eight found dead in San Antonio trailer, 20 severely injured
7 years, 8 months ago

Human trafficking in USA: Eight found dead in San Antonio trailer, 20 severely injured

Firstpost  

Eight people were found dead in a truck in a parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent people trafficking case, authorities said Washington: Eight people were found dead Sunday in a truck in a parking lot in San Antonio, Texas, in an apparent people trafficking case, authorities said. San Antonio Police Chief William McManus and Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters that in addition to the dead, there were 28 injured — 20 of them severely — who were being treated at seven local hospitals. “We arrived on the scene and found eight people dead in the back of that trailer,” the police chief said, calling it horrific. San Antonio lies a few hours drive from the border with Mexico’s Nuevo Leon state.

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Two Mexican nationals convicted in 2022 human smuggling case that killed 53 in Texas
1 week ago

Two Mexican nationals convicted in 2022 human smuggling case that killed 53 in Texas

India Today  

Two Mexican nationals were convicted on Tuesday following a two-week trial for their involvement in one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts in US history. Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega were found guilty of a conspiracy to transport migrants that led to the deaths of 53 people in Texas during extreme heat in 2022. The jurors in the federal court …

Two convicted in smuggling death of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022
1 week, 2 days ago

Two convicted in smuggling death of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022

Hindustan Times  

March 18 - A federal jury in San Antonio, Texas on Tuesday convicted two Mexican men for their roles in the smuggling death of 53 migrants packed into a truck during sweltering heat in June 2022, the Justice Department said. Two convicted in smuggling death of 53 migrants in Texas in 2022 Another suspect in the case has been extradited …

Jury convicts two men in smuggling operation that killed 53 migrants
1 week, 3 days ago

Jury convicts two men in smuggling operation that killed 53 migrants

CNN  

CNN — Two men involved in a smuggling operation were convicted of federal charges Tuesday for their part in a 2022 border crossing attempt that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of of an unairconditioned tractor trailer in the hot Texas summer. “Nevertheless, they disregarded the danger.” Orduna-Torres was the “lead organizer” of the smuggling …

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty
2 months, 1 week ago

Driver in Texas migrant smuggling run that led to the deaths of 53 people pleads guilty

Associated Press  

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. pleaded guilty in federal court in San Antonio to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in …

Seven charged in smuggling migrants in sweltering secret compartment with little water
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Seven charged in smuggling migrants in sweltering secret compartment with little water

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Seven people in southern Texas …

Eight killed in crash involving suspected people smuggling gang
1 year, 4 months ago

Eight killed in crash involving suspected people smuggling gang

The Independent  

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8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say
1 year, 4 months ago

8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Eight people died Wednesday when …

4 men arrested in deaths last year of 53 migrants trapped inside tractor-trailer
1 year, 9 months ago

4 men arrested in deaths last year of 53 migrants trapped inside tractor-trailer

LA Times  

A man tacks a poem to a cross at a makeshift memorial where dozens of migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. U.S. authorities have announced the arrests of four men who they say were part of a human smuggling effort last year that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants — including eight children — left …

4 more arrests are made a year after 53 migrants died in a sweltering tractor-trailer
1 year, 9 months ago

4 more arrests are made a year after 53 migrants died in a sweltering tractor-trailer

NPR  

4 more arrests are made a year after 53 migrants died in a sweltering tractor-trailer Justice officials arrested four more people in Texas for the deaths of migrants last year after smugglers abandoned them in a tractor-trailer without a working air conditioner in San Antonio. A year ago, 53 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, died after they …

8 dead after being hit by SUV at bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, police say
1 year, 10 months ago

8 dead after being hit by SUV at bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, police say

LA Times  

A damaged Range Rover sits at the site of a deadly collision near a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday. “This SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light that was about 100 feet away and just went through the people who were sitting there in the bus stop,” said Maldonado, who reviewed the shelter’s surveillance video. “We don’t …

8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city
1 year, 10 months ago

8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city

NPR  

8 people killed after vehicle drives into group at bus stop in Texas border city Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Gonzalez/AP Michael Gonzalez/AP Police in Brownsville, Texas say at least eight people are dead and nine others are injured after an SUV struck a group of people waiting for a bus in the border community. The crash occurred at …

2 Dead In Rail Car; Human Smuggling Investigation Indicated
2 years ago

2 Dead In Rail Car; Human Smuggling Investigation Indicated

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday, indicating it was investigating the case as possible human smuggling. “We will continue to address the serious public safety threat posed by human smuggling organizations and their reckless disregard for the health …

‘Suffocating’ migrants found in freight train near U.S.-Mexico border; 2 dead
2 years ago

‘Suffocating’ migrants found in freight train near U.S.-Mexico border; 2 dead

LA Times  

An aerial view of a halted freight train near Knippa, Texas, where police found a group of migrants on Friday. Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalized Friday after police in south Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border. Union Pacific railroad said in a statement …

Mexican Authorities Find 103 Unaccompanied Minors with Several Hundred Migrants
2 years ago

Mexican Authorities Find 103 Unaccompanied Minors with Several Hundred Migrants

News 18  

Mexican authorities said Monday that 103 minors traveling without adult relatives were among several hundred migrants found in a truck abandoned on a highway. The minors, mostly from Guatemala, were part of a group of around 340 irregular migrants from Central and South America, the National Migration Institute said in a statement. Trucks are one of the most dangerous methods …

Mexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed
2 years, 1 month ago

Mexican troops, border residents clash after 5 shot, killed

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — A shooting by Mexican army soldiers left five people dead in the rough border city of Nuevo Laredo, igniting a clash between the soldiers and residents who came to the scene to protest. The incident provoked a scuffle between soldiers and a large group of angry residents who believed the “victims were not armed and that …

2 indicted in migrant death-trailer case that left 53 dead
2 years, 8 months ago

2 indicted in migrant death-trailer case that left 53 dead

Associated Press  

Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in …

2 indicted in migrant-smuggling tractor-trailer case that left dozens dead
2 years, 8 months ago

2 indicted in migrant-smuggling tractor-trailer case that left dozens dead

LA Times  

Fifty-three migrants died after being crammed into a tractor-trailer found on a remote road in San Antonio. Two men were indicted Wednesday in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer found last month with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. A federal grand jury in San Antonio indicted Homero Zamorano Jr., 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, …

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico
2 years, 8 months ago

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Mexico bringing back bodies of 25 victims who died in a truck that was abandoned in the sweltering heat in San Antonio. After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, a mountain community in eastern Mexico on Thursday mourned the return of three teenagers who were among the 53 migrants who died inside an abandoned truck in southern …

Mexico returns 8 bodies of migrants in Texas truck tragedy
2 years, 8 months ago

Mexico returns 8 bodies of migrants in Texas truck tragedy

The Independent  

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Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives
2 years, 8 months ago

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS, Honduras — Children set out hoping to earn enough to support their siblings and parents. “You think that when people have a higher level of education, they have to get more employment opportunities,” said Karen Caballero, the brothers’ mother. The boys had grown up friends and did everything together: playing, going out, even planning to go to the …

US official: Migrants who died cleared inland checkpoint
2 years, 8 months ago

US official: Migrants who died cleared inland checkpoint

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1976 that Border Patrol agents may stop vehicles at inland checkpoints for brief …

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas
2 years, 8 months ago

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas

Al Jazeera  

The incident comes days after 53 people died in the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history. Two Mexican men, one Guatemalan national and another unidentified person died in Thursday’s crash, the Mexican consulate in the Texan border city of Laredo said in a statement. The driver, a US citizen, was hospitalised along with two people thought to be from …

4 Charged In Tractor-Trailer Migrant Smuggling That Left 53 Dead
2 years, 8 months ago

4 Charged In Tractor-Trailer Migrant Smuggling That Left 53 Dead

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN ANTONIO — In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors, a Mexican immigration official said Wednesday. Two more people died Wednesday as the death toll slowly climbed since the discovery of …

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims
2 years, 8 months ago

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Guatemala’s foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it had …

51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat
2 years, 8 months ago

51 migrants die after trailer abandoned in San Antonio heat

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — Desperate families of migrants from Mexico and Central America frantically sought word of their loved ones as authorities began the grim task Tuesday of identifying 51 people who died after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer without air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat. Investigators traced the truck’s registration to a residence in San Antonio and detained two …

Texas migrant deaths: Families anxious amid efforts to ID victims
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas migrant deaths: Families anxious amid efforts to ID victims

Al Jazeera  

US officials are working to confirm the identities of 53 people who died after a truck was abandoned in the heat in south Texas. The bodies of more than a dozen Hondurans have been identified among the 53 people who died after being trapped inside a truck in southern Texas, a senior Mexican official said, as families desperately seek news …

US opens criminal probe after 51 people die in Texas truck
2 years, 8 months ago

US opens criminal probe after 51 people die in Texas truck

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden condemns ‘horrifying and heartbreaking’ deaths as driver of truck and two Mexican men tied to the smuggling incident are taken into custody. The driver of the truck and two other people tied to the smuggling incident were taken into custody on Tuesday, US Representative Henry Cuellar of Texas told the Associated Press news agency. The surviving refugees and …

Alleged driver of truck packed with dying migrants pretended to be a survivor, official says
2 years, 8 months ago

Alleged driver of truck packed with dying migrants pretended to be a survivor, official says

LA Times  

A man pays his respects at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in a tractor-trailer containing migrants. “She just kept hanging on my arms, screaming, ‘Help me, help me.’ ” When Quintero looked inside the truck, he saw bodies “piled at edge of door, like they were trying to get out,” he said. There were a couple …

Truck tragedy a reminder of struggle to stop migrant deaths
2 years, 8 months ago

Truck tragedy a reminder of struggle to stop migrant deaths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Drowned in the Rio Grande. President Joe Biden, in Europe this week for international summits, said the deaths were “horrifying and heartbreaking.” “Exploiting vulnerable individuals for profit is shameful, as is political grandstanding around tragedy, and my administration will continue to do everything possible to stop human smugglers and traffickers from taking advantage of people who are seeking …

46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio
2 years, 8 months ago

46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children. San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the 46 who died had “families …

46 migrants found dead inside truck in US, human smuggling case suspected
2 years, 9 months ago

46 migrants found dead inside truck in US, human smuggling case suspected

India Today  

Authorities found 46 migrants dead inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, the city's fire department said, in what appears to be one of the most deadly recent incidents of human smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border. The San Antonio Fire Department said 16 other people found inside the trailer were transported to the hospital for heat stroke and …

Immigrants found dead inside a tractor-trailer in Texas’ San Antonio
2 years, 9 months ago

Immigrants found dead inside a tractor-trailer in Texas’ San Antonio

Live Mint  

At least 46 immigrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on the southwest side of San Antonio in Texas, news agency ANI has reported citing the US Media. The truck was found next to railroad tracks in a remote area on the city's southern outskirts, San Antonio's KSAT television reported. Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the …

At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Tractor-Trailer In Texas
2 years, 9 months ago

At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Tractor-Trailer In Texas

News 18  

At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was abandoned on the side of a road in San Antonio, in central Texas, authorities said. “At this time we have processed approximately 46 bodies that have been triaged and tagged and declared deceased,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters. Texas Governor Greg Abbott …

46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in Texas
2 years, 9 months ago

46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in Texas

The Hindu  

Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio, officials said. Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s amid a surge in U.S. border enforcement in San Diego and El Paso, Texas, which …

Texas tragedy is apparently latest in global series of migrant suffocation deaths
2 years, 9 months ago

Texas tragedy is apparently latest in global series of migrant suffocation deaths

LA Times  

Police work at the scene where a tractor-trailer full of dead bodies was discovered Monday in San Antonio. Authorities in Texas say that 46 people believed to be migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer and 16 others were taken to hospitals Monday in a remote part of San Antonio. Here’s a look at some of those incidents: — June …

At least 50 people found dead in a truck in San Antonio, Texas
2 years, 9 months ago

At least 50 people found dead in a truck in San Antonio, Texas

Al Jazeera  

The deaths occurred during an apparent human smuggling attempt along US-Mexico border. At least 50 people have been found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, in what appears to be a human smuggling attempt along the United States-Mexico border. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood had previously said that 16 people found in the trailer on Monday were …

Column: Unending deaths of migrants, driven by desperation and U.S. border policies
2 years, 9 months ago

Column: Unending deaths of migrants, driven by desperation and U.S. border policies

LA Times  

Police and onlookers at the scene where dozens of people were found dead in a semitrailer in southwestern San Antonio on Monday. Greg Abbott blamed the deaths on what he falsely characterized as President Biden’s “open border policies,” even though Trump’s most draconian border policies, “Remain in Mexico” and Title 42, a pandemic-related law used to expel migrants, are still …

Three people in custody after police find more than 50 bodies in truck near San Antonio
2 years, 9 months ago

Three people in custody after police find more than 50 bodies in truck near San Antonio

ABC  

At least 50 people have been found dead inside a truck carrying migrants near San Antonio in the United States. Key points: The San Antonio Fire Department says 46 bodies were found in the truck The fire department chief says 16 others were taken to hospital with heat-related injuries Three people have been taken into custody Mexico's Foreign Minister has …

San Antonio: 46 found dead inside tractor trailer in South Texas; migrant smuggling attempt suspected
2 years, 9 months ago

San Antonio: 46 found dead inside tractor trailer in South Texas; migrant smuggling attempt suspected

India TV News  

Highlights A US official said 15 others in the truck were taken to hospitals in the San Antonio Big rigs emerged as a popular smuggling method in the early 1990s Before that, people paid small fees to mom-and-pop operators to get them across an unguarded border San Antonio: At least 46 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in South …

Dozens of people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio
2 years, 9 months ago

Dozens of people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio

NPR  

Dozens of people are found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio Local police in Texas say 16 people were found alive and transported to area hospitals, including 12 adults and four children. San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said the 12 adults and four children found alive in the truck were hot to the touch and suffered from heat …

Seven bodies found dumped at Mexico tourist area
2 years, 9 months ago

Seven bodies found dumped at Mexico tourist area

The Independent  

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53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
3 years, 3 months ago

53 migrants dead, 54 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

Associated Press  

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico — A cargo truck jammed with people who appeared to be Central American migrants rolled over and crashed into a pedestrian bridge over a highway in southern Mexico on Thursday, killing at least 53 people and injuring dozens more, authorities reported. Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei wrote on Twitter: “I deeply regret the tragedy in Chiapas state, and …

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
3 years, 3 months ago

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

The Independent  

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At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico
3 years, 3 months ago

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico

LA Times  

Bodies of migrants who died in a tractor-trailer accident lying on the pavement in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, Mexico, on Thursday. At least 53 people were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, one of the worst tragedies in recent memory to befall migrants trying to reach the United States. “I deeply regret the tragedy caused …

Latest: Official: At least 25 migrants in truck were Mexican
7 years, 8 months ago

Latest: Official: At least 25 migrants in truck were Mexican

Associated Press  

SAN ANTONIO — The Latest on the deaths of 10 people whose bodies were found in a broiling tractor-trailer in a Walmart parking lot in San Antonio, Texas : 9:30 p.m. Mexico’s foreign ministry says that “according to preliminary information” 25 of the migrants inside a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas were Mexican. Darnisha Rose says James Matthew Bradley Jr. told …

San Antonio truck deaths: Driver could face death penalty after 10 die in back of lorry
7 years, 8 months ago

San Antonio truck deaths: Driver could face death penalty after 10 die in back of lorry

The Independent  

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San Antonio driver says he didn’t know immigrants were in truck
7 years, 8 months ago

San Antonio driver says he didn’t know immigrants were in truck

CNN  

Story highlights A hospitalized migrant details his horrific journey in overheated truck 10 people have died, and dozens more were severely injured San Antonio CNN — Crowded inside the broiling tractor-trailer, they took turns breathing from a hole in the semi. Driver said he was surprised by ‘Spanish’ people When police came to investigate the semi, an officer found “multiple …

Eight dead bodies including two young children found in truck outside San Antonio Walmart, in suspected people-trafficking tragedy
7 years, 8 months ago

Eight dead bodies including two young children found in truck outside San Antonio Walmart, in suspected people-trafficking tragedy

The Independent  

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At Least 10 Dead, Dozens More Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio
7 years, 8 months ago

At Least 10 Dead, Dozens More Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio

NPR  

At Least 10 Dead, Dozens More Found In Tractor-Trailer In San Antonio Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Gay/AP Eric Gay/AP Updated at 1:00 p.m. The office says James Mathew Bradley, Jr., of Clearwater, Fla., will likely appear in San Antonio's federal court on criminal charges Monday. Early Sunday, San Antonio police said they had also recovered 20 people in …

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