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Authorities in Texas busted a human smuggling ring on Wednesday, arresting five people, including a suspected member of Tren de Aragua.

“With these arrests, the Justice Department ... in U.S. federal court in the Western District of Texas on six counts of human smuggling that resulted in bodily injury or death.

Arrests following the 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in Texas who were left in a sweltering tractor-trailer have climbed to more than a dozen, and now stretch to Central America, following years of ...

Texas law enforcement made 1,400 human smuggling arrests the year before Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in early 2021. By 2022, the number had exploded to 17,500. A Tribune review ...

Texas law enforcement made 1,400 human smuggling arrests the year before Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in early 2021. By 2022, the number had exploded to 17,500.

The deaths laid bare the devastating human toll of organized ... resulting in at least nine arrests tied to at least 19 smuggling attempts through South Texas. SAN ANTONIO — Officials in ...

The five members of Fugitivo had been hired for a performance, but arrived to find a vacant lot. Their bodies were found ...

Eight massage parlors across Texas, including one dangerously close to a daycare, were shut down for suspected human ...

Read full article: UIL imposes penalties on South Texas HS softball coaches, schools and player after in-game scuffle When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and ...

Texas law enforcement made 1,400 human smuggling arrests the year before Gov. Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in early 2021. By 2022, the number had exploded to 17,500. A Texas Tribune ...

Read full article: Robbery suspect fleeing deputy hit by vehicle on East Freeway in Harris County When Justin Persinger met the woman at a grocery store, he was broke and sleeping on a friend’s ...