Two men charged in connection with 51 migrant deaths in San Antonio

Two males who reside within the US illegally have been charged in connection to the deaths of 51 migrants who had been discovered on Monday in San Antonio, Texas

Two males have been charged in connection to the deaths of 51 migrants who had been present in a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas.

Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez and Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao have been charged with ‘possession of a weapon by an alien illegally in the US,’ based on prison complaints obtained by CNN.

Authorities situated the boys, who're each Mexican nationals dwelling within the US illegally, after they responded to the semi-truck incident.

‘Officers researched the Texas registration plate on the semi-truck and located a residence in San Antonio, Texas because the truck’s registered tackle with Texas motorcar information,’ the affidavit mentioned.

Police in San Antonio arrange surveillance on the residence and noticed D’Luna-Bilbao driving away from the house with a firearm within the console of his Ford F-250.

Authorities then recognized one other man in a separate truck as D’Luna-Mendez.

Neither of the boys have been formally charged for the deaths or the alleged human smuggling operation.

Three individuals have been detained and are in police custody Monday night, although their connections to the incident are nonetheless unclear. It’s unclear whether or not the 2 males are a part of the three individuals detained.

On Monday night authorities had been alerted to an deserted tractor-trailer with deceased individuals inside.

A metropolis employee had heard a cry for assist from the truck simply earlier than 6pm and got here throughout the grotesque scene, Police Chief William McManus mentioned.

Fourty-six migrants died whereas trapped contained in the deserted 18-wheeler and 5 of 16 who had been discovered alive died after being taken to hospitals for therapy. The demise toll consists of migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

Temperatures in San Antonio, a significant metropolis in southern Texas, had reached a excessive of 103F (39.4C) on Monday amid an ongoing heatwave, although the temperature contained in the packed trailer was doubtless a lot greater.

The tragedy comes because the variety of migrants apprehended on the southern US border has reached recording-breaking highs in current months.

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