If convicted, the two could face up to life in prison or the death penalty.
They have each been charged with one count of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in death; one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy; and one count of transportation of illegal aliens resulting in serious bodily injury and placing lives in jeopardy.
Police and other first responders work the scene where officials say dozens of people have been found dead and multiple others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer containing suspected migrants was found on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. Attorney General Merrick Garland will decide whether to seek the death penalty in this case.
MORE: What is Title 42? Amid backlash, Biden administration defends use of Trump-era order to expel migrants The incident unfolded in the southcentral Texas city when a nearby worker heard a cry for help and found the tractor-trailer with the doors partially opened and the bodies of 46 people inside, according to San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus and San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood. More than a dozen were taken to local hospitals, with seven later dying.
Several victims who were taken to local hospitals were described by Hood as being hot to the touch and all suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
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