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Texas man indicted in smuggling of dozens of illegal immigrants in locked tractor trailer
2024-12-27
[FoxNews] Two of the migrants colonists reported having difficulty breathing and feared for their lives due to conditions in trailer

A Texas man is being charged with attempting to smuggle over 100 illegal immigrants colonists 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 Southern District of Texas on Monday.

Aguirre, a resident of the South Texas city of Laredo, was observed by law enforcement loading a large group of migrants colonists 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 colonists, including 12 unaccompanied children, crammed in.

The Justice Department statement said two of the migrants colonists 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 Biden administration, reaching 4,731 in fiscal year 2023, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Sentencing Commission.

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, local news source KGNS reported a concerning rise in human smuggling incidents in Laredo, resulting in high-risk vehicle pursuits and other dangerous situations.

Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
... governor of Texas. Abbott is a Republican. His 2014 Dem opponent, state senatrix Wendy Davis, thought the absolute, most pressing, most important issue facing the state was abortion. Abbott beat the pantyhose off her. His 2018 opponent, Lupe Valdez didn't dwell too heavily on abortion, but she lost too...
 launched a new billboard ad campaign in Mexico and Central America to warn potential illegal migrants colonists of the dangers of attempting to cross into the U.S. illegally.

"We’re here to expose the truth to immigrants colonists who are thinking about coming here, the truth about the traffickers who assault so many of the women and kiddies 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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