Four More Suspects Charged in San Antonio Human Smuggling Event That Killed 53

Federal prosecutors charged four more defendants on suspicion of orchestrating the deadliest human smuggling case in American history, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced On June 27, 2022, first responders in San Antonio found dozens of people dead in a tractor-trailer after human smugglers transported them without air conditioning. 16 victims went to the hospital, where five more people died for a total of 53 victims. One of the victims was a pregnant mother, though it is unclear if the unborn child was counted in the death toll. The...