Chicago Man Convicted Of Illegally Smuggling Migrants In A Freight Truck
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JENNIE TAER
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER
May 18, 2022
11:06 AM ET
A jury convicted a Chicago man of smuggling illegal migrants from the border in Texas, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas said Tuesday.
Jose Luis Gutierrez-Plascencia, 54, was caught at a Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint on Sept. 17, 2020 near Sarita, Texas driving a Freightliner commercial tractor pulling an enclosed trailer with seven illegal migrants, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. (RELATED: ‘Not The Way To Achieve Relief’: Biden’s DHS Chief Attempts To Dissuade Migrants As The Border Gets Overwhelmed)
Gutierrez-Plascencia told authorities he was transporting watermelons to Chicago, according to testimony. However, authorities didn’t find a single watermelon, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
https://dailycaller.com/2022/05/18/border-chicago-migrants-illegals-texas/
