Truck driver charged in migrant smuggling tragedy set to go before federal judge in San Antonio

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Truck driver charged in migrant smuggling tragedy set to go before federal judge in San Antonio
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A detention hearing is scheduled Wednesday for the man charged in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found in a semi-trailer outside San Antonio last week.

dating back to 1995. His convictions range from misdemeanor marijuana charges to felony charges of burglary of a habitation and reckless injury to an elderly person. Zamorano is originally from Brownsville, but lives in Pasadena, according to DOJ officials.According to court documents, Zamorano spoke by cellphone with Christian Martinez, 28, on June 27 about the alleged smuggling event.

Fifty-three migrants died when the tractor-trailer was found on Quintana Road near Cassin Drive. As of Monday, have been conclusively identified and the remaining 18 victims have been potentially identified. The victims range in age from just 13 years old to 55 years old.

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