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June 30, 2022

Texas tractor-trailer driver smiles for Border Patrol checkpoint cameras hours before migrants found dead

An alleged human smuggler flashed a smile while driving a tractor trailer through a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint Monday hours before dozens of illegal immigrants found dead in Texas.

June 29, 2022

Texas migrant deaths ‘a result of the police state,’ Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico policy,’ MSNBC guest says

Journalist Maria Hinojosa suggested Border Patrol could be partially to blame for the deaths of over 50 migrants in an abandoned Texas tractor-trailer.

June 29, 2022

Texas migrant deaths: four arrested, charged in human trafficking operation that left 53 dead

Four suspects have been arrested, including two on human smuggling charges, after 53 migrants died when they were left in a tractor trailer in San Antonio.

June 29, 2022

Texas man busted with 1.6 pounds of meth after Border Patrol noticed him suspiciously eating a cheeseburger

Yen-Tsun Huang was busted with meth taped to his legs after Border Patrol agents thought it was strange that he was eating a Big Mac at a checkpoint.

June 29, 2022

Abbott urges Biden to 'stop the loss of lives,' says Texas adding truck checkpoints, deploying strike teams

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to set up additional truck checkpoints deploy DPS strike teams after 53 migrants were found dead in a tractor trailer Monday.

June 29, 2022

Austin-area woman arrested for alleged human smuggling operation, police say

An Austin-area woman called police to report a burglar last week, but the man she was accusing turned out to be part of her human smuggling operation, police said.

June 29, 2022

Supreme Court rules in favor of burn pit veteran in wrongful termination case

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Le Roy Torres, a former Texas state trooper and Iraq veteran exposed to burn pits, amid his ongoing wrongful termination case.

June 29, 2022

Supreme Court says veteran who lost job as state trooper can sue the state of Texas

The Supreme Court decided on Wednesday a former state trooper will be allowed to sue Texas over his claim he was forced out of his job when he returned from service in Iraq.

June 29, 2022

Texas tractor-trailer migrant deaths: Two Mexican nationals living in US illegally hit with weapons charges

Two Mexican nationals were arrested and charged with firearm offenses in federal court Tuesday after more than 53 migrants died after being abandoned in a Texas tractor trailer in high heat.

June 29, 2022

Houston truck driver faces 20 years, $250K fine for transporting over 140 illegal immigrants

A Houston man faces over 20 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine after carrying 145 immigrants in a trailer. Immigrants were not given water in the hot, body-packed trailer.