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Texas: More Than 20 Human Smuggling Victims Found Naked and Starving in Forth Worth Home, Suspects Arrested

Fort Worth police have broken up a massive human trafficking ring in Texas as authorities managed to rescue 27 people late last Wednesday. The people were seemingly smuggled across the border, and authorities found them all naked and starving.

Texas Human Smuggling: SUV Crashes in an El Paso Restaurant; 5 Illegal Migrants Hurt

Aug 11, 2022 09:46 PM EDT By Joshua Summers

Five migrants were injured after SUV crashes in a restaurant in El Paso, Texas on Thursday. The driver of the vehicle tried to escape the scene.

Mexico: Smuggler Ferrying 5 Migrants Shot Dead by Police Near Guatemala Border

Aug 02, 2022 06:24 AM EDT By Rick Martin

An alleged smuggler ferrying migrants in a pickup truck was shot dead by authorities near the Mexico-Guatemala border early Monday.

U.S.-Mexico Border: 110 Migrants Rescued in Separate Smuggling Attempts in Texas; DHS Announces End to Title 42 Expulsions

Apr 02, 2022 12:28 AM EDT By Joshua Summers

At least 110 illegal migrants, who were trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, were rescued by Texas officials in separate smuggling attempts this week.

Mexican Drug Cartels, Human Smugglers Use Fraudulent Texas Paper Tags to Conceal Identities, Evade Arrest

Mar 02, 2022 12:57 AM EST By Mary Webber

Mexican drug cartels and human smugglers were discovered to use fraudulent Texas paper tags to evade law enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border.

1 Body Found as U.S. Coast Guard Continues to Search for 38 Still Missing From Capsized Boat off Florida

Florida: 1 Body Found as U.S. Coast Guard Continues to Search for 38 Still Missing From Capsized Boat

Jan 27, 2022 02:40 AM EST By Jess Smith

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it had recovered a body during a search for 39 people whose boat capsized off Florida's Atlantic coast over the weekend.

Mexican 'Drug Cartel' Members Involved in Human Smuggling Brandish AK-47s Near U.S.-Mexico Border to Taunt Texas National Guard

Oct 07, 2021 03:46 AM EDT By Mary Webber

Suspected Mexican drug cartel members involved in human smuggling were seen at the U.S.-Mexico border brandishing AK-47s and were taunting Texas Army National Guards and Border Patrol agents.

People Found in Houston Smuggling Operation Are COVID Positive

May 03, 2021 08:56 PM EDT By Mary Webber

Five have tested positive for COVID-19 out of the about 100 people involved in the human smuggling operation in a Houston home.