Alleged ringleader among 7 arrested in deaths of 53 migrants smuggled into Texas in tractor trailer in 2022

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Alleged ringleader among 7 arrested in deaths of 53 migrants smuggled into Texas in tractor trailer in 2022
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Guatemalan police arrested seven Guatemalans in the 2022 smuggling of 53 migrants who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in scorching summer heat.

Guatemala City — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused in the smuggling of 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in scorching summer heat.They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into the deadliest tragedy of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico. The dead included eight children.

Tragically, 53 people who had been loaded into a tractor-trailer in Texas and endured hours of unimaginable cruelty lost their lives because of this heartless scheme. Human smugglers who put people's lives at risk for profit and break our laws cannot hide for long: We will find you and bring you to justice.

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