WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty today for his involvement in a 2022 mass casualty alien smuggling event in San Antonio, Texas, that resulted in 53 deaths and 11 aliens injured.
"Miranda-Orozco was an important organizer in a complex alien smuggling organization that prioritized profits and endangered people," said Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department's Criminal Division. "This case highlights that immigration offenses and alien smuggling have far-reaching impacts. Here, 53 people lost their lives. Targeting those involved in these dangerous crimes and aggressively prosecuting them remains one of the hig...