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Guatemalan sentenced over role in fatal migrant smuggling case

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas.

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22 articles, oldest first.

  1. KXAN Austin

    Guatemalan man to be sentenced for role in deadly 2022 human-smuggling tragedy (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    Rigoberto Miranda-Orozco faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

  2. Valley Central

    Guatemalan man receives 30-year sentence for role in deadly 2022 human-smuggling tragedy (opens Valley Central)

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    Valley Central's feed description

    Rigoberto Miranda-Orozco faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Guatemalan man sentenced to 30 years for deadly human smuggling case that killed 53 (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) -- A 39-year-old Guatemalan man has been sentenced on Monday to 30 years in federal prison for his role in a human smuggling case that left 53 migrants dead. Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco pleaded guilty to his involvement in a June 2022 smuggling in San Antonio, which resu…

  4. Bangor Daily News

    Guatemalan man sentenced to 30 years for smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people in Texas (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas. U.S.

  5. Fox7 Austin

    2022 San Antonio human smuggling event: Man sentenced to 30 years for role that killed 53 people (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    A Guatemalan man was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a deadly human smuggling operation that left over 50 people dead. Deadly 2022 San Antonio human smuggling event According to the U.S.

  6. Al Jazeera

    US jails Guatemalan man for 30 years over deadly smuggling operation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The 2022 incident resulted in the deaths of 53 immigrants trapped inside a tractor-trailer in dangerously high heat.

  7. BNO News

    Guatemalan smuggler sentenced over 2022 San Antonio migrant truck deaths (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    A Guatemalan man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead in San Antonio, Texas, according to federal prosecutors. The victims were transported in a tractor-trailer without functioning air conditioning.

  8. UPI

    Guatemalan man gets 30 years for role in deaths of 53 migrants (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A federal judge has sentenced a 39-year-old Guatemalan man to 30 years in prison for his role in the smuggling-related deaths of 53 migrants in 2022.

  9. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Guatemalan sentenced over role in fatal migrant smuggling case (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the U.S. over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas.

  10. Breitbart News

    Guatemalan Human Trafficker Gets 30 Years for Role in 2022 Deadly Migrant-Smuggling Conspiracy (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A federal judge in Texas sentenced a human trafficker from Guatemala to 30 years in prison for his role in setting up a deadly 2022 human smuggling attempt that killed 53 migrants who were stuffed in a hot trailer in South Texas.

  11. Texas Tribune

    Guatemalan man gets 30 years for role in San Antonio smuggling deaths of 53 migrants (opens Texas Tribune)

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    Texas Tribune's feed description

    Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco received a 30-year prison sentence in a San Antonio migrant smuggling case that left 53 people dead.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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