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September 29, 2023

Texas Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Death of 53 Migrants Trapped Inside Truck
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In news from Texas, a 29-year-old man from the city of Palestine has
pleaded guilty to federal smuggling charges for his role in the death of
53 migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who died in the back of
a sweltering hot truck in San Antonio last year. Christian Martinez
faces up to life in prison. He is the first of the six charged in the
case to plead guilty.


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