Posted on · Soon after being rescued in a high-profile human smuggling bust in Southwest Houston, 29 migrant kidnapping victims were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Their fates are in the hands of the country's hardline immigration authorities.
Posted on · On Dec. 23, 2017, San Antonio police found a trailer with 12 people inside. Police Chief William McManus charged the driver with a state level human smuggling charge but did not pursue a federal charge
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to look into a December human smuggling case in San Antonio
Posted on · The driver of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart in July packed with immigrants, including 10 who died, faces additional charges in the smuggling case and another defendant has now been charged.
Posted on · We learn about Brandon Martinez, a 16-year-old who survived last month's deadly human smuggling incident in San Antonio.
Posted on · Federal authorities have detained some survivors of a deadly human smuggling operation in the same facility as the driver of the truck in which they were smuggled, concerning advocates who are worried that they could be further traumatized.
Posted on · The 13 potential witnesses who are in custody are expected to give depositions in August. Some may be released before any trial.
Posted on · A truck driver is now facing charges after 10 people die inside a hot truck found in San Antonio. Experts say it's difficult to know exactly how many undocumented immigrants are being brought into Texas under dangerous circumstances.
Posted on · Guatemalan diplomat Cristy Andrino says that the 19-year-old Guatemalan had been deported and was on his way back to Maryland to rejoin his family.
Posted on · Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, about the migrants who were found dead in a truck in a Walmart parking lot. He says human smuggling and trafficking is a big problem.
Posted on · We’re continuing to follow developments on a human smuggling case out of San Antonio that officials are calling ‘tragic.’
Posted on · Updates on the tragic human smuggling case out of San Antonio. How does Houston strike the non-natives who've moved here from other cities and states? Houston Matters finds out, and we also get answers to your gardening questions, and discuss the latest in Houston sports.
Posted on · Leaders in Texas are convinced the federal government isn’t doing enough to secure the U.S.-Mexico Border. They have approved spending nearly $1 billion over the next two years to aid the effort. But money may not solve the problem.
Posted on · As federal, state and local officials sort through the facts of a massive human smuggling bust here in Houston this week, some leaders say the lines between smuggling and human trafficking have been blurred.