Indictments handed down in deadly San Antonio human smuggling case

This week in Texas politics with the Texas Tribune.

By Alexandra Hart and Wells DunbarJuly 22, 2022 3:45 pm, , , ,

Two men have been indicted on charges related to a deadly human smuggling case in San Antonio where 53 people died.  

Texas Tribune political reporter James Barragán calls the incident “the biggest migrant smuggling death situation, I think, in recorded history” – adding that the two people charged “face potentially life in prison or the death penalty if they are tried and convicted.” 

For more stories from the week in Texas politics, including the upcoming Uvalde school district vote on whether to fire district Police Chief Pete Arredondo and more, listen in the audio player above.  

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