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Eleven Indicted in Migrant Heat Tragedy | Raleigh News
Eleven people have been indicted for abandoning seven migrants—including a 14-year-old boy—inside a sweltering rail container in Texas, where temperatures soared into the 90s, leading to their deaths. The migrants, from Honduras and Mexico, paid $1,500 to $10,000 to ride the train from Del Rio to San Antonio, only to be left behind as smugglers fled. One survivor managed to call home before dying. Charges include conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death, with potential life sentences. Nine suspects are in custody, including U.S. citizens and undocumented immigrants; two remain at…
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