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11 charged in Texas rail container deaths

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Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in connection with a human smuggling operation that left seven migrants, including a minor, dead inside a sealed shipping container aboard a freight train in Laredo, Texas.

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  1. Kokomo Tribune

    11 people indicted in smuggling deaths of 6 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    11 people indicted in smuggling deaths of 6 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas.

  2. Myarklamiss

    11 charged in Texas rail container deaths (opens Myarklamiss)

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    Federal prosecutors have charged 11 people in connection with a human smuggling operation that left seven migrants, including a minor, dead inside a sealed shipping container aboard a freight train in Laredo, Texas.

  3. Fox7 Austin

    11 indicted in deadly migrant smuggling operation involving cargo train (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Eleven people were indicted this week for their alleged involvement in an attempted human smuggling case that resulted in the deaths of seven migrants . All 11 were charged with one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death and one count of aiding and abetting transport of i…

  4. PBS NewsHour

    11 people indicted in smuggling deaths of 7 migrants in rail cargo container in Texas (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A federal indictment was unsealed Friday against 11 people in the smuggling deaths of seven migrants, including a 14-year-old boy, who were hiding inside a sweltering rail cargo container in Texas in May.

  5. HuffPost

    Eleven Indicted In Smuggling Deaths Of 7 Migrants In Rail Cargo Container In Texas (opens HuffPost)

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    Among the six people found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in the Texas border city of Laredo was a 14-year-old boy.

  6. 12News Now Beaumont

    11 indicted in Texas smuggling case after migrants found dead in shipping container (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    Authorities said seven victims, including a 14-year-old child, died after being locked inside an unventilated shipping container aboard a freight train.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Eleven people charged in deaths of 7 migrants in Texas (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Eleven people were charged Friday with causing the deaths of seven migrants by trapping them inside a train container in sweltering Texas heat after they were smuggled into the United States.

  8. Tampa Free Press

    Tragedy On The Texas Tracks: 11 Indicted In Train Container Deaths Of Seven Migrants (opens Tampa Free Press)

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    A federal grand jury in Del Rio, Texas, has indicted 11 individuals for their involvement in a human smuggling operation that left seven migrants dead inside a sealed shipping container, federal officials announced.

  9. Breitbart News

    11 People Charged with Deaths of 7 Migrants Locked in Rail Car near Texas Border (opens Breitbart News)

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    The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas obtained indictments against 11 individuals for their alleged roles in the deaths of seven illegal aliens who were locked inside a rail car earlier this year. Six of the migrants were found dead inside the rail car near Laredo, Texas, in May.

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