Coverage dated August 21, 2024

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts to the United States. The dead included eight children.

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022 (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into one of the deadliest human smuggling attempts to the United States. The dead included eight children.

  2. WSVN Miami

    Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of

  3. CBS News

    Alleged ringleader among 7 arrested in deaths of 53 migrants smuggled into Texas in tractor trailer in 2022 (opens CBS News)

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    Guatemalan police arrested seven Guatemalans in the 2022 smuggling of 53 migrants who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in scorching summer heat.

  4. New York Times

    Guatemala Arrests 7 Over 2022 Deaths of 53 Migrants in Texas (opens New York Times)

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    The police said the arrested people included the leader of the group involved in the 2022 smuggling operation. He faces extradition to the United States.

  5. CNN

    Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who died of asphyxiation in Texas in 2022 (opens CNN)

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    Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat.

  6. New York Post

    Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking 53 migrants who asphyxiated inside tractor-trailer in Texas (opens New York Post)

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    Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas.

  7. Fox News

    Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who died in Texas in 2022 (opens Fox News)

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    Guatemalan police have arrested 7 Guatemalans accused of smuggling more than 50 migrants from Central America and Mexico who died in 2022 after they were abandoned in a tractor trailer in Texas.

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