Immigration
Gov. Greg Abbott calls for five-year mandatory sentence for human smugglers
Posted on · Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
Tag: human smuggling
Immigration
5 Arrested In Houston After Smuggling 90 Undocumented Immigrants, DOJ Says
Posted on · Houston police say they found over 90 people huddled together inside a southwest Houston home Friday afternoon.
Immigration
After Rescue Of 29 Migrants Held In A Houston Stash House, Many Face Detention And Deportation
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.
News
Texas Attorney General Investigating San Antonio Human Smuggling Incident
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
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Lt. Gov. Asks Texas AG To Investigate SAPD Decision In Human Smuggling Incident
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to look into a December human smuggling case in San Antonio
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More Charges, New Defendant In Texas Human Smuggling Case
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.
Houston Matters
Teenager Survives Being Smuggled Across The Border In Sweltering Trailer
Posted on · We learn about Brandon Martinez, a 16-year-old who survived last month's deadly human smuggling incident in San Antonio.
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Some San Antonio Trailer Survivors Held In Same Lockup As Driver
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.
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13 Immigrants From San Antonio Truck Held As Potential Witnesses
Posted on · The 13 potential witnesses who are in custody are expected to give depositions in August. Some may be released before any trial.
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How Do Immigrant Smuggling Operations Work?
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.
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Deported 19-Year-Old Guatemalan Among The Dead In San Antonio Human Smuggling Incident
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.
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Rep. Joaquin Castro Talks About Human Smuggling Deaths In San Antonio
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.
Houston Matters
Human Smuggling Tragedy Reinforces Ongoing Concerns About Trafficking
Posted on · We’re continuing to follow developments on a human smuggling case out of San Antonio that officials are calling ‘tragic.’
Houston Matters
Full Show: The Tragic Smuggling Case Out Of San Antonio, Houston Transplants, And Your Gardening Questions (July 24, 2017)
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.
Politics
How Much Is Enough When It Comes To Spending On Border Security In Texas?
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.