According to court documents, migrants who were aboard the boat said they paid between $15,000 and $18,000 to be smuggled into the United States from Mexico and identified Antonio Hurtado as the vessel's captain.
According to court documents, migrants who were aboard the boat said they paid between $15,000 and $18,000 to be smuggled into the United States from Mexico and identified Hurtado as the vessel's captain.
The term imposed by U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino exceeded the 204-month sentence requested by prosecutors. The prosecutor said Hurtado also used drugs during the journey, which caused him to lose consciousness while at the wheel. Prosecutors say the migrants had to wake him up after the boat traveled aimlessly in circles for more than an hour.
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