Illegal Immigrants
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Suspects charged in fatal immigrant smuggling ring
Two American citizens were also seriously injured in a head-on collision when a suspect allegedly struck their vehicle
By Louis Casiano | Fox News
The last defendant involved in a fatal crash that took the lives of nine undocumented immigrants involved in a human smuggling ring near the Texas-Mexico border was recently arrested, authorities said.
Veronica Torres-Mendez, 34, was taken into custody on Nov. 3 at a home in Austin. Authorities allege she participated in a smuggling operation that took the lives of undocumented immigrants on March 15 near the border city of Del Rio.
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Two vehicles were involved in a deadly human smuggling crash that claimed the lives of nine noncitizens near Del Rio, Texas. The last defendant in the case was arrested last week, authorities said.
Two vehicles were involved in a deadly human smuggling crash that claimed the lives of nine noncitizens near Del Rio, Texas. The last defendant in the case was arrested last week, authorities said. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Torres-Mendez has been charged with conspiracy to transport undocumented noncitizens. Authorities said Sebastian Tovar, 25, of Toledo, Ohio, was driving a Dodge Ram when a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper attempted to stop him.
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