46 people were found dead in a lorry in Texas in temperatures near 100°F (38 Celsius).
The suspected migrants were in a truck with no air conditioning or water, San Antonio’s fire chief said.
Officials found “stacks of bodies” in a vehicle on the city’s southern outskirts near railway lines.
Fourteen children and 16 adults were hospitalized with heat stroke and exhaustion.
No kids died.
Following the incident, Texas governor Greg Abbott tweeted, “These deaths are on Biden”
A rule introduced by the Trump administration in March 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic and kept by Biden denies migrants asylum. No legal consequences for getting caught may encourage repeat attempts.
Since the law was passed, over 2 million illegal border crossers have been deported.
Biden reversed some of his predecessor’s immigration policies, including the border wall and some migrant protections.
Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke called for urgent action to “dismantle human smuggling rings and expand legal migration.”
In May, 239,000 undocumented migrants crossed from Mexico.
Mr. Hood said there was no visible working A/C unit on the refrigerated tractor-trailer.
“We shouldn’t find bodies in a truck. Nobody wants that.”
Someone in a nearby building heard a call for help and decided to investigate, police chief William McManus said.
Finding the trailer doors open, they found dead bodies inside.
Body bags were found hours later.
Mr. McManus said it’s the city’s largest incident of its kind. Three people are in custody.
I-35 is a popular route for people smugglers from the Mexican border to San Antonio.
ICE’s homeland security investigations division is investigating an “alleged human smuggling event” with local police.
“It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer, but there was no working A/C,” Mr. Hood said.
“We shouldn’t find bodies in a truck. Nobody wants that.”
Someone in a nearby building heard a call for help and decided to investigate, police chief William McManus said.
Finding the trailer doors open, they found dead bodies inside.
Body bags were found hours later.
Mr. McManus said it’s the city’s largest incident of its kind. Three people are in custody.
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