Human Smuggling Investigation Indicated After 2 Found Dead in Rail Car

Human Smuggling Investigation Indicated After 2 Found Dead in Rail Car
Officials investigate the scene where migrants were found trapped in a train car, in Uvalde, Texas, on March 24, 2023. William Luther/The San Antonio Express-News via AP
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Two people found dead in a railroad car in south Texas were Honduran men, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Saturday, indicating it was investigating the case as possible human smuggling.

“We will continue to address the serious public safety threat posed by human smuggling organizations and their reckless disregard for the health and safety of those smuggled,” department spokesperson Nina Pruneda said in the statement.