US, Guatemala dismantle human smuggling ring tied to 2022 Texas migrant deaths

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The U.S. Department of Justice, along with domestic and international partners, has dismantled a human smuggling network based in Guatemala that was responsible for the deaths of 53 migrants in a tractor-trailer in Texas in 2022.

The migrants, including eight children, died in San Antonio after being trapped in a tractor-trailer that had a malfunctioning air-conditioning unit. It is the deadliest human smuggling case in American history. Twenty-one of those who died were Guatemalans, the Justice...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-guatemala-dismantle-human-smuggling-ring-tied-to-2022-texas-migrant-deaths

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