Mexican Human-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road

Mexican Human-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Mission, Texas, on July 1, 2019. Loren Elliott/Reuters
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A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a 2018 human-smuggling incident.

Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring to commit hostage-taking resulting in death, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) said in a statement. He’s expected to be deported after his release from prison.
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