11 of the 53 migrants killed in the trailer in Texas had already tried to enter the United States and had some previous crimes.
11ย of theย 53 migrants killedย in theย trailerย in San Antonio,ย Texasย , had ” seriousย criminal recordsย in the United States,” Congressman Henry Cuellar toldย Border Reportย .
Investigators determined that 11 of the dead migrants had attempted to enter the United States and “broke the law.” The crimes weren’t just parking violations.
โThey were US felony records. That means they had been here before and 20% had a history of serious crimes in the United States,โ said Henry Cuellar.
Among theย crimesย committed areย child abuseย andย homicideย , according to the congressman, who obtained information in talks with people close to the case.
Investigation into migrants killed in trailer in Texas
There is an ongoingย investigationย into theย deaths of migrantsย inside a trailer on a highway in San Antonio, Texas.ย The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in charge of the investigation into the deadliest smuggling tragedy in US history.
Theย trailerย transportedย at leastย 64 migrantsย from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.ย He left Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, in Mexico, and headed north past two security checkpoints in Texas.ย The first in Encinal, and the second in Cotulla.
Of the 64 migrants,ย 27 were Mexicansย from Guanajuato, Veracruz, the State of Mexico, Zacatecas, Querรฉtaro and Mexico City.
Homero Zamorano, 46, and Christian Martinez, 28, wereย indictedย onย chargesย related to the death of the migrants in the trailer.ย In addition, the charges include those related toย injuriesย , theย deathย of 50 adults and three minors, and conspiracy to smuggle migrants.