NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

The culprit was smuggling 11 illegal aliens into the country when he caused the fatal crash that killed a grandmother and her 7-year-old granddaughter

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) led to the sentencing of a smuggler to life in prison after he caused a fatal crash in Texas that killed four people while he was smuggling illegal aliens into the United States in 2023.

According to local reports, the fatal crash took place on March 13, 2023. The culprit, Rassian...