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Three arrested in deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

Three people were arrested last week by federal authorities in connection with a human smuggling incident that left 53 migrants dead.The migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on San Antonio’s Southwest Side, according to the San Antonio Express-News. The victims were from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.Eleven other people were rescued from the trailer.“We are devastated by the news,” Cesar Espinosa, an immigrant advocate with FIEL Houston, an immigrant rights organization, told the Express-News. “Unfortunately, this is not the first time, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last time that it happens as long as we don’t have a pathway for ...

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