Deaths of at least six people believed to be due to heat inside shipping container in Texas
Seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling event’
Federal agents are investigating the deaths of at least six people thought to be immigrants found inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard near the border with Mexico in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday as a “potential human smuggling event”.
Officials reportedly have also said the death of a seventh person whose body was found near railroad tracks outside San Antonio, Texas – 150 miles (241km) to the north – may be connected to the case.
Guardian staff contributed reporting
Still waiting to hear what Union Pacific actually plans to do about it.
The bigger issue here is seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling. That changes the calculation.
The fact that seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling really puts things into perspective.
San Antonio has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
Basically seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
Union Pacific is in a tough spot here, curious how they navigate it.
Reading that seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling — hard to argue with the logic there.
On one hand seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling. But at the same time seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling.