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Two men found guilty in San Antonio migrant-smuggling tragedy that killed 53

Another suspect was extradited from Guatemala to San Antonio last Friday.

by Stephanie Koithan March 19, 2025June 30, 2025

Another suspect was extradited from Guatemala to San Antonio last Friday.

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Seven more arrested in deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer abandoned in San Antonio

Guatemalan police said they worked with U.S. officials to sweep up seven members of a human-smuggling ring, including its leader.

by Sanford Nowlin August 22, 2024March 23, 2025

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Roberto Marquez’s mural offers a memorial to the 53 migrants who died this summer in San Antonio

Marquez spent nearly two weeks working in the heat, painting what he refers to as the ‘Trailer of Death.’

by Marco Aquino August 12, 2022July 17, 2025

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Federal grand jury indicts two men in deaths of migrants abandoned in San Antonio tractor-trailer

In a related case, two other men were indicted on federal firearms charges.

by Sanford Nowlin July 21, 2022July 31, 2025

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Abortion, Migrant Deaths: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

Might as well call this week’s roundup of the Current’s most-read stories the ‘Texas Atrocities Tour.’

by San Antonio Current Staff July 1, 2022August 3, 2023

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Feds arrest fourth suspect in connection with deaths of 53 migrants in San Antonio

Authorities arrested the fourth man after finding communications between he and the truck’s driver on a cell phone.

by Sanford Nowlin June 30, 2022August 27, 2024

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Three suspects in federal custody after 51 migrants found dead in tractor trailer in San Antonio

One is the suspected driver of the truck, while the two others were picked up on weapons charges.

by Sanford Nowlin June 29, 2022August 17, 2023

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Bad Takes: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ghoulishly politicizing deaths of migrants in San Antonio trailer

Abbott blamed the tragedy on Biden’s ‘open border policy,’ but if the borders were open why would anyone smuggle migrants in a tractor-trailer?

by Kevin Sanchez June 28, 2022July 16, 2025

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Death toll climbs to 50 from tractor trailer full of migrants abandoned in Southwest San Antonio

San Antonio’s police chief said the tragedy is the biggest mass casualty event in recent city history.

by Sanford Nowlin June 28, 2022August 17, 2023

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Bob Dylan, Hyperloop Tunnel: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week

The proposed 9-mile tunnel between the San Antonio airport and downtown from Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been approved for further review.

by San Antonio Current Staff March 18, 2022May 24, 2024

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Internet roasts Ted Cruz for his inability to get out of big rig during his trucker convoy ride-along

After riding in the so-called “People’s Convoy,” Cruz had trouble figuring out how to get out of an 18-wheeler.

by Sanford Nowlin March 15, 2022March 17, 2025

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Texas AG Ken Paxton now seeking ouster of San Antonio police chief in his immigration fight with the city

by Sanford Nowlin March 1, 2021August 17, 2023

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Another 18-Wheeler Turnover Shuts Down San Antonio’s Finesilver Curve

Sanford NowlinNovember 21, 2018June 26, 2024