Death toll rises to 50 in San Antonio migrant tractor-trailer tragedy

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The number of migrants dead in a suspected smuggling operation rose to 50 on Tuesday, the Mexican consulate reported, a day after dozens of bodies were found lifeless in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in San Antonio.

figures showing that immigration arrests there in May rose to the highest levels ever recorded. CBP made 239,416 arrests along the border last month, a 2 percent increase from April, according to the totals.The agency is on pace to surpass the record 1.73 million border arrests tallied in 2021 — presenting an ongoing logistical and political challenge for the Biden administration.

“It’s a lot of strain for us to be doing all this type of work, it’s unbelievable,” said Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, whose deputies found six dead, two women drowned in the river and four men on a remote ranch Monday. So far, 150 people were found dead in the Del Rio sector alone. Sometimes, all they find are bones.11 Haitian women dead after smuggling vessel capsizes near Puerto Rico

On July 23, 2017, 10 migrants died after being smuggled in a tractor-trailer to the parking lot of a Walmart in San Antonio. The driver, James Matthew Bradley Jr., pleaded guilty to charges related to their deaths. Eight migrants died in the trailer and two died at a hospital.Thirty-nine migrants were found at the scene, but officials said as many as 200 may have been on the trip. Bradley was given a life sentence.

 

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NeverForget. People are literally dying while in search of a dream of a betterLIFE. Doesn't always happen immediately. Sarai Llanos Gomez of Ecuador was allegedly baited, lured with waitressing then forced into sexTrafficking. She's dead, too. Murdered. HumanTrafficking

Where’s outrage from SpeakerPelosi SenSchumer SenWarren RepMaxineWaters on this murder of 51 Mexicans! Oh wait, they are out fighting to keep RoeVsWade policies alive that have resulted in 60 Million murders. Human life means nothing to these serpents. ShamefulPoliticians

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