Two more Guatemalan men plead guilty in smuggling deaths of 55 migrants in Texas
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Two Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in Texas to human smuggling charges related to a December 2021 crash in Mexico. The crash involved a tractor-trailer truck carrying over 160 migrants, resulting in 55 deaths. The guilty pleas mark a legal development in the aftermath of one of the deadliest human smuggling incidents in the region.
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55 migrants died in a single incident.
The charges stem from a December 2021 crash of a tractor-trailer truck in Mexico.
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Two Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in Texas on Wednesday to human smuggling charges.
The Straits Times- 55 migrants died in a single incident.
- Over 160 migrants were crammed in unsafe conditions.
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Loaded language removed<p>July 8 - Two more Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in Texas on Wednesday to human smuggling charges stemming from the December 2021 crash of a tractor-trailer truck in Mexico that killed 55 of the 160-plus migrants crammed inside the vehicle.</p>
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Two Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in Texas on Wednesday to human smuggling charges.
The Straits TimesThe charges stem from a December 2021 crash of a tractor-trailer truck in Mexico.
The Straits TimesThe crash killed 55 of the more than 160 migrants crammed inside the vehicle.
The Straits TimesThe truck was carrying over 160 migrants at the time of the crash.
The Straits Times