At least 51 people have been found dead, “stacked” inside a tractor-trailer truck near San Antonio, Texas, in what authorities believe may be the deadliest human trafficking incident in modern U.S. history. Another 16 people, including four children, were taken to local hospitals under different conditions, according to officials. Police arrested three people. The US Department of Homeland Security is conducting an investigation. A city worker heard a cry for help from an abandoned truck before discovering the gruesome scene Monday, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden called the “tragic loss of life” in Texas “frightening and heartbreaking,” while San Antonio Mayor Ron Nuremberg called it a “terrible human tragedy.” Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad confirmed that the nationalities of some of the victims who died in the three-digit truck had been identified. The victims include 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans.
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The Mexican Foreign Minister invites his counterpart from Guatemala
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad said he had spoken to his Guatemalan counterpart to help the victims of San Antonio. In a tweet Wednesday morning, Mr Ebrard said: “In contact with Mario Búcaro, Guatemala’s foreign minister.” “We will work together to support the victims and the families affected by the tragedy in San Antonio, Texas. We share deep sorrow for what happened. “Investigations are continuing to locate those responsible.” Mexican authorities are also coordinating with US officials to locate the victims of the tragedy. Sravasti Dasgupta29 June 2022 05:30 1656475200
Officials Condemn Texas Gov. Biden Attacks on Immigrant Deaths
Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores has condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the Republican blamed the deaths of 51 immigrants on President Biden’s “deadly open border policies.” “While the corpses were still being removed and others being transported to local hospitals, he chose to be heartless and point the finger. “Shame on our governor,” he said. The governor’s statements are also “a complete contradiction in stating that this tragedy was due to open border policies,” he said. “ “If there was such a policy as open borders, we would not have more than 50 human lives trying to enter this country the way they did,” he said. “We would not mourn the death of so many people who were just looking for a better life.” According to The New York Times, the governor did not blame other immigrant deaths – including the deaths of 10 men inside a tractor in 2017, or the deaths of six people after an SUV crashed in South Texas after a police chase in 2019 – for the Trump administration. “The exploitation of vulnerable people for profit is shameful, as is the political stance surrounding the tragedy,” Biden said in a statement on Tuesday. “My government will continue to do everything possible to prevent smugglers and traffickers from exploiting people seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry.” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday that “the truth is that the borders are closed, and that is partly why you see people trying to make this dangerous journey using smuggling networks.” Alex Woodward29 June 2022 05:00 1656471637
The death toll includes five children
The death toll for what authorities believe is the deadliest human trafficking in modern US history includes 39 men, 12 women and five children, according to News4SanAntonio. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad said the death toll included 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans. A Guatemalan man has confirmed the deaths of his two daughters, Grizelda and Carla, whose ages have not been released. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 04:00 1656468157
Three were arrested in connection with the horrific deaths of migrants
Law enforcement arrested three people in connection with the death of more than 50 immigrants in a trailer in San Antonio, Texas that was discovered Monday. Homero Zamorano, 45, was arrested after officials said he abandoned the truck, according to the San Antonio Express. A law enforcement official said he “had very high methodology when he was arrested nearby and had to be taken to hospital”. The truck was spotted at a house in South Bexar County, which police then placed under surveillance. Two men – Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez – were immobilized. one confessed to having a gun in his vehicle and a search warrant was issued for a search inside the house. A federal indictment alleges both men illegally possessed firearms while living illegally in the country. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 03:02 1656464437
Human rights group and supporters urge administration to lift Title 42 following migrant deaths
The horrific deaths of immigrants on a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, underscored the urgent need to remove Title 42 provisions that prevent asylum seekers from entering the United States, according to lawyers. The Trump-era decree, reviving a 1944 measure, allows the federal government to prevent immigrants from entering the country due to a public health emergency, even with a valid humanitarian entry requirement. Human Rights First urged the government to end the provision and “protect human rights on our southern borders.” U.S. spokesman Joaquin Castro said Title 42 “puts desperate, oppressed people at serious risk of death.” “We need to end Title 42 and repair the damaged immigration system so that these unimaginable tragedies stop happening,” said U.S. spokesman Chuy Garcia. “People fleeing violence and poverty deserve a chance at a better life.” Alex Woodward29 June 2022 02:00 1656460567
Biden: ‘Scary’ incident highlights need for better enforcement against ‘multibillion-dollar smuggling industry’
In a statement mourning the deaths of at least 51 people in an apparent human trafficking incident, President Joe Biden stressed the need to “pursue the multibillion-dollar criminal industry that plunders immigrants and leads to many innocent deaths.” ” he said. “Exploiting vulnerable people for profit is shameful, as is the political stance surrounding the tragedy, and my government will continue to do everything possible to prevent smugglers and traffickers from exploiting people seeking to enter the United States.” between the ports of entry “. he said. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 00:56 1656454486
Prosecutors charge two men with illegal possession of firearms
Two men allegedly living illegally in the United States have been charged with illegal possession of weapons with the death of 51 people believed to be immigrants on a tractor in San Antonio. Federal prosecutors have charged Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez and Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao with “illegal possession of a weapon by aliens in the United States.” Prosecutors said the truck was registered at an address in the city. There seems to be no other connection between the two men and the deaths of immigrants. Alex Woodward28 June 2022 23:14 1656448126
Honduran officials say they are coordinating with the US to locate dead migrants
Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said on Twitter that consulate officials were contacting the Baxar County Forensic Bureau in San Antonio to help locate the dead migrants. Earlier in the day, officials confirmed that 22 of the dead were Mexicans, seven were Guatemalans and two Hondurans, without giving further identification. The other 19 nationalities of the victims have not been announced. “The process of scientifically identifying the remains will be coordinated with the consulate and will be supported by fingerprint data,” Reina wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, adding that the repatriation of the remains would be coordinated with relatives once the identities of the dead were known. confirmed. Johanna Chisholm28 June 2022 21:28 1656446626
A global look at some of the deadliest migrant trafficking cases in recent history
The mayor of San Antonio called Monday night’s incident a “horrific human tragedy,” while the US president said the “tragic loss of life” revealed in the city of Texas was “frightening and heartbreaking.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is leading the investigation into the incident in which at least 50 people were killed, is being investigated as an “alleged human trafficking incident,” a spokesman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. Some officials have begun classifying the deadly smuggling incident as one of the deadliest in recent years for migrants near the southern border. These deaths were just the latest in a string of mass deaths during human trafficking efforts around the world. Here, the Associated Press provides an overview of some of these incidents: October 23, 2019: 39 Vietnamese immigrants were found dead in a truck trailer in Essex, England. Four men were jailed for premeditated murder. July 23, 2017: Eight immigrants were found dead in a drowned trailer in a San Antonio Walmart parking lot. Two others later died in hospitals. The driver was sentenced to life in prison. February 20, 2017: 13 African migrants drowned in a container ship while being transported between two cities in Libya. A total of 69 migrants, most from Mali, were packed in containers, according to the local Red Crescent branch. August 27, 2015: Austrian police find an abandoned truck containing the bodies of 71 migrants, including eight children, from Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. The truck, which was found on a highway, had passed through Austria through Hungary. April 4, 2009: 35 Afghan migrants drowned in a ship …
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At least 51 people have been found dead, “stacked” inside a tractor-trailer truck near San Antonio, Texas, in what authorities believe may be the deadliest human trafficking incident in modern U.S. history. Another 16 people, including four children, were taken to local hospitals under different conditions, according to officials. Police arrested three people. The US Department of Homeland Security is conducting an investigation. A city worker heard a cry for help from an abandoned truck before discovering the gruesome scene Monday, according to San Antonio Police Chief William McManus. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden called the “tragic loss of life” in Texas “frightening and heartbreaking,” while San Antonio Mayor Ron Nuremberg called it a “terrible human tragedy.” Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad confirmed that the nationalities of some of the victims who died in the three-digit truck had been identified. The victims include 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans.
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Biden will meet with the President of Mexico next month
President Joe Biden will meet with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on July 12 at the White House. The White House said Tuesday that the two leaders will discuss issues such as food security, immigration, climate and security, and common economic interests. The announcement comes just a day after 51 immigrants smuggled into the United States died after being abandoned on a tractor in San Antonio, Texas. Mr Obrador recently missed the US summit in protest of the US not inviting Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela to the event. (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Sravasti Dasgupta29 June 2022 06:00 1656477025
The Mexican Foreign Minister invites his counterpart from Guatemala
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad said he had spoken to his Guatemalan counterpart to help the victims of San Antonio. In a tweet Wednesday morning, Mr Ebrard said: “In contact with Mario Búcaro, Guatemala’s foreign minister.” “We will work together to support the victims and the families affected by the tragedy in San Antonio, Texas. We share deep sorrow for what happened. “Investigations are continuing to locate those responsible.” Mexican authorities are also coordinating with US officials to locate the victims of the tragedy. Sravasti Dasgupta29 June 2022 05:30 1656475200
Officials Condemn Texas Gov. Biden Attacks on Immigrant Deaths
Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores has condemned Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after the Republican blamed the deaths of 51 immigrants on President Biden’s “deadly open border policies.” “While the corpses were still being removed and others being transported to local hospitals, he chose to be heartless and point the finger. “Shame on our governor,” he said. The governor’s statements are also “a complete contradiction in stating that this tragedy was due to open border policies,” he said. “ “If there was such a policy as open borders, we would not have more than 50 human lives trying to enter this country the way they did,” he said. “We would not mourn the death of so many people who were just looking for a better life.” According to The New York Times, the governor did not blame other immigrant deaths – including the deaths of 10 men inside a tractor in 2017, or the deaths of six people after an SUV crashed in South Texas after a police chase in 2019 – for the Trump administration. “The exploitation of vulnerable people for profit is shameful, as is the political stance surrounding the tragedy,” Biden said in a statement on Tuesday. “My government will continue to do everything possible to prevent smugglers and traffickers from exploiting people seeking to enter the United States between ports of entry.” White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday that “the truth is that the borders are closed, and that is partly why you see people trying to make this dangerous journey using smuggling networks.” Alex Woodward29 June 2022 05:00 1656471637
The death toll includes five children
The death toll for what authorities believe is the deadliest human trafficking in modern US history includes 39 men, 12 women and five children, according to News4SanAntonio. Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrad said the death toll included 22 Mexicans, seven Guatemalans and two Hondurans. A Guatemalan man has confirmed the deaths of his two daughters, Grizelda and Carla, whose ages have not been released. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 04:00 1656468157
Three were arrested in connection with the horrific deaths of migrants
Law enforcement arrested three people in connection with the death of more than 50 immigrants in a trailer in San Antonio, Texas that was discovered Monday. Homero Zamorano, 45, was arrested after officials said he abandoned the truck, according to the San Antonio Express. A law enforcement official said he “had very high methodology when he was arrested nearby and had to be taken to hospital”. The truck was spotted at a house in South Bexar County, which police then placed under surveillance. Two men – Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez – were immobilized. one confessed to having a gun in his vehicle and a search warrant was issued for a search inside the house. A federal indictment alleges both men illegally possessed firearms while living illegally in the country. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 03:02 1656464437
Human rights group and supporters urge administration to lift Title 42 following migrant deaths
The horrific deaths of immigrants on a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas, underscored the urgent need to remove Title 42 provisions that prevent asylum seekers from entering the United States, according to lawyers. The Trump-era decree, reviving a 1944 measure, allows the federal government to prevent immigrants from entering the country due to a public health emergency, even with a valid humanitarian entry requirement. Human Rights First urged the government to end the provision and “protect human rights on our southern borders.” U.S. spokesman Joaquin Castro said Title 42 “puts desperate, oppressed people at serious risk of death.” “We need to end Title 42 and repair the damaged immigration system so that these unimaginable tragedies stop happening,” said U.S. spokesman Chuy Garcia. “People fleeing violence and poverty deserve a chance at a better life.” Alex Woodward29 June 2022 02:00 1656460567
Biden: ‘Scary’ incident highlights need for better enforcement against ‘multibillion-dollar smuggling industry’
In a statement mourning the deaths of at least 51 people in an apparent human trafficking incident, President Joe Biden stressed the need to “pursue the multibillion-dollar criminal industry that plunders immigrants and leads to many innocent deaths.” ” he said. “Exploiting vulnerable people for profit is shameful, as is the political stance surrounding the tragedy, and my government will continue to do everything possible to prevent smugglers and traffickers from exploiting people seeking to enter the United States.” between the ports of entry “. he said. Alex Woodward29 June 2022 00:56 1656454486
Prosecutors charge two men with illegal possession of firearms
Two men allegedly living illegally in the United States have been charged with illegal possession of weapons with the death of 51 people believed to be immigrants on a tractor in San Antonio. Federal prosecutors have charged Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez and Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao with “illegal possession of a weapon by aliens in the United States.” Prosecutors said the truck was registered at an address in the city. There seems to be no other connection between the two men and the deaths of immigrants. Alex Woodward28 June 2022 23:14 1656448126
Honduran officials say they are coordinating with the US to locate dead migrants
Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said on Twitter that consulate officials were contacting the Baxar County Forensic Bureau in San Antonio to help locate the dead migrants. Earlier in the day, officials confirmed that 22 of the dead were Mexicans, seven were Guatemalans and two Hondurans, without giving further identification. The other 19 nationalities of the victims have not been announced. “The process of scientifically identifying the remains will be coordinated with the consulate and will be supported by fingerprint data,” Reina wrote on Twitter on Tuesday, adding that the repatriation of the remains would be coordinated with relatives once the identities of the dead were known. confirmed. Johanna Chisholm28 June 2022 21:28 1656446626
A global look at some of the deadliest migrant trafficking cases in recent history
The mayor of San Antonio called Monday night’s incident a “horrific human tragedy,” while the US president said the “tragic loss of life” revealed in the city of Texas was “frightening and heartbreaking.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which is leading the investigation into the incident in which at least 50 people were killed, is being investigated as an “alleged human trafficking incident,” a spokesman for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday. Some officials have begun classifying the deadly smuggling incident as one of the deadliest in recent years for migrants near the southern border. These deaths were just the latest in a string of mass deaths during human trafficking efforts around the world. Here, the Associated Press provides an overview of some of these incidents: October 23, 2019: 39 Vietnamese immigrants were found dead in a truck trailer in Essex, England. Four men were jailed for premeditated murder. July 23, 2017: Eight …
