Migrant Deaths

The conviction of a former Border Patrol agent who confessed to killing four sex workers in 2018 means an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz was one of the 53 migrants who died after being trapped in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio. His body was returned to his village, which has buried several youths who left to seek better lives in the U.S.

A federal grand jury indicted Homero Zamorano Jr. and Christian Martinez, both of Pasadena, Texas, on counts of transporting and conspiring to transport migrants illegally resulting in death.

Abbott announced that his already $4 billion border mission would provide grant funding for cities and counties, following a press conference by some local officials calling on the governor to take more drastic action to secure the border.

Of the 53 people who died in an apparent human smuggling case, 22 are now being publicly identified by Bexar County officials.

Migrants crossing the border put their lives in the hands of ruthless smugglers who lead them through rugged terrain, or into rushing water, in dangerous triple digit temperatures. Many people take the risk knowing they have a job in the U.S.

A memorial to the 53 people who died from being trapped in a tractor trailer in south San Antonio is growing.

It was the single deadliest migrant smuggling case in U.S. history, according to a Homeland Security official. Citizens of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador were among the victims.

The victims included migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Most were men; five were minors.

The authorities said the tragedy appeared to be the deadliest migrant-smuggling operation in memory. Sixteen people were taken to hospitals.

A federal investigation is underway to learn why dozens of people were left trapped in a tractor trailer in Southwest San Antonio.

The McAllen, Texas, facility is the same one where a 16-year-old Guatemalan boy became ill last week, and died after he was transferred to another Border Patrol station.