A U.S. attorney announces federal indictments against 11 people tied to a human-smuggling operation in Texas that resulted in migrants being found dead inside a rail cargo container in May. Authorities say the victims were discovered in a rail yard in Laredo, near the U.S.-Mexico border, in the container on a freight train operated by Union Pacific. Sources report that six migrants’ deaths were first described in some coverage, while other reporting states seven migrants died. The people found dead are described as coming from Honduras and Mexico, and at least one victim is identified as a 14-year-old boy. Prosecutors allege the deaths occurred during an attempt to transport migrants by rail concealed inside the shipping container. The indictments focus on the alleged smuggling scheme and the circumstances leading to the deaths. The defendants have not been publicly established across all outlets as to their specific charges in the material provided, and the case is at the indictment stage.
11 indicted in alleged Texas migrant smuggling deaths in freight rail container
A U.S. attorney announces federal indictments against 11 people tied to a human-smuggling operation in Texas that resulted in migrants being found dead inside a rail cargo container in May. Authoritie...
- A U.S. attorney announces federal indictments against 11 people over an alleged migrant smuggling scheme.
- The alleged deaths involve migrants found inside a rail cargo container at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, in May.
- Authorities say the container was on a Union Pacific freight train operating near the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Victims are described as coming from Honduras and Mexico, including a 14-year-old boy.
- Reporting differs on whether six or seven migrants died, but all accounts tie the fatalities to the same incident and investigation.
A federal indictment was unsealed Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old boy, who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.
1 hour agoSix people were found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, and another had been left for dead alongside the tracks along the way, according to the US Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.
1 hour agoSeven migrants died trapped inside a shipping container on a Union Pacific train in Texas, with a 14-year-old among the victims of the smuggling ring.
2 hours agoSix migrants from Honduras and Mexico – including 14-year-old boy – were found dead in May near US-Mexico borderSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A US attorney announced a federal indictment on Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of six migrants whose bodies were found in a rail cargo container in Texas in May.The six people were found dead in a rail yard shipping container in Laredo, on the US-Mexico border. They were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy, all part of a human-smuggling effort on a freight train, authorities said. Continue reading...
2 hours agoA U.S. attorney has announced a federal indictment against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants who were hiding in a rail cargo container in Texas in May
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