A federal indictment unsealed in the Western District of Texas charges 11 people in connection with the deaths of migrants found in and around a rail cargo container in May. U.S. officials say six migrants—reportedly from Honduras and Mexico, including a 14-year-old boy—were discovered dead inside a shipping container in a rail yard near Laredo, close to the US–Mexico border. Authorities allege the deaths occurred after the migrants were trapped during a human-smuggling attempt involving a freight train. In addition to the six bodies found in the rail container, reporting also describes a seventh migrant who was found dead near train tracks along the route. The charges relate to alleged roles in the smuggling effort and causing the victims’ deaths. Officials state that two of the 11 defendants remain at large, including a man and a woman. The cases proceed through the federal indictment process, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
11 indicted in Texas rail cargo container deaths of migrants
A federal indictment unsealed in the Western District of Texas charges 11 people in connection with the deaths of migrants found in and around a rail cargo container in May. U.S. officials say six mig...
- A U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas unseals a federal indictment charging 11 people.
- The charges relate to migrant deaths connected to a human-smuggling effort involving a freight train and a rail cargo container in May.
- Six migrants were found dead inside a rail-yard container near Laredo, Texas; they included a 14-year-old boy and were from Honduras and Mexico, according to reporting.
- A seventh migrant was reported to have been found dead near train tracks near the route.
- Officials say two of the 11 people are at large.
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas obtained indictments against 11 individuals for their alleged roles in the deaths of seven illegal aliens who were locked inside a rail car earlier this year. Six of the migrants were found dead inside the rail car near Laredo, Texas, in May. The seventh was found dead near train tracks in San Antonio. The post 11 People Charged with Deaths of 7 Migrants Locked in Rail Car near Texas Border appeared first on Breitbart.
1 month agoTwo of the 11 remain at large, including a man and a woman, according to officials
1 month agoA 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 month agoEleven people were charged Friday with causing the deaths of seven migrants by trapping them inside a train container in sweltering Texas heat after they were smuggled into the United States.
1 month 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 month 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.
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