Fox News: Texas man indicted in smuggling of dozens of illegal immigrants in locked tractor trailer

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Texas man indicted in smuggling of dozens of illegal immigrants in locked tractor trailer

A Texas man is being charged with attempting to smuggle over 100 illegal immigrants into the U.S. in a locked tractor trailer.......                    ...                        ...A Texas man is being charged with attempting to smuggle over 100 You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login into the U.S. in a locked tractor trailer.......Juan Manuel Aguirre, 49, is facing a three-count indictment of conspiracy to transport an undocumented alien within the United States and the transportation of an undocumented alien within the United States for financial gain, according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Monday.......Aguirre, a resident of the South Texas city of Laredo, was observed by law enforcement loading a large group of migrants into a white trailer in a warehouse parking lot on Dec. 2. After it departed, authorities conducted a traffic stop on the white truck hauling the trailer and allegedly found 101 undocumented immigrants, including 12 unaccompanied children, crammed in.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login statement said two of the migrants reported having difficulty breathing and feared for their lives due to the conditions in the trailer.......Aguirre is facing 10 years in prison for each of the three counts and fines of up to $250,000.......The number of individuals sentenced for alien smuggling offenses in the U.S. has steadily risen under the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, reaching 4,731 in fiscal year 2023, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The top five districts for human smuggling are all along the southern border. With Texas accounting for over 60% of the U.S. border with Mexico, the top two districts for human smuggling were both in Texas.......There were 64,124 alien smuggling offense cases reported in 2023. About 10% of alien smuggling cases involve unaccompanied minors.......In October, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginreported a concerning rise in human smuggling incidents in Laredo, resulting in high-risk vehicle pursuits and other dangerous situations.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Earlier this month, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login launched a new You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login in Mexico and Central America to warn potential illegal migrants of the dangers of attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally......."We're here to expose the truth to immigrants who are thinking about coming here, the truth about the traffickers who assault so many of the women and children along the way," the governor said. "The message is: Do not risk a dangerous trip just to be arrested and deported."...

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