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Posted on 11/11/2023 2:21:31 PM PST by Libloather
The suspected human smuggler who caused a deadly car crash that killed him along with seven others, including two Americans, has been identified as a 17-year-old boy from Honduras, authorities say.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident on Wednesday occurred when the smuggler, who was carrying five illegal immigrants in his vehicle, was fleeing from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office in Batesville, Texas, when he tried to pass an 18-wheeler in a no-passing zone.
He reportedly went into oncoming traffic and collided with the SUV occupied by two Americans from Georgia. The collision killed the Americans from Georgia, identified as Jose Lerma and Isbael Lerma, who were driving to Mexico. It also killed the boy and the illegal immigrants in the vehicle.
Authorities say the smuggler was from Honduras with a Honduran passport, and his family have been notified. He had been living in Houston, but his immigration status is still unclear. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations is working with the Honduran consulate to investigate.
The incident came amid an ongoing crisis at the southern border, which saw more than 2.4 million migrant encounters in FY 2023, a new record. September also broke the monthly record for encounters, with over 269,000.
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In June, authorities chased a Houston driver who was smuggling illegal migrants on a high-speed chase in which the driver hit speeds of more than 100 mph before crashing into a fence.
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed to lawmakers that there were more than 600,000 gotaways - illegal migrants who evaded apprehension but were noted via other forms of detection - in fiscal year 2023.
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Smugglers should be shot on site.
More innocent blood on the hands of the Democrats.
Can we AT LEAST agree that this could have been avoided... if LAWS were enforced to keep people from getting that far.
Hey, when the illegal amigos sneak in they just want to have their friends join them.
Rest in piss, dirtbag.
One of those unaccompanied minors we have been hearing about from the bleeding hearts.
Yep....probably living, rent free, in a nice hotel....all accommodations, car, gas, free 0bamaphone, etc., all paid for, by We the Taxpayer.
Meanwhile....crime is up, everywhere and many of our dear vets are living on the streets.
Brandonville, USA.
It is nice to see such entrepreneurship of our young immigrants.
/s
Brandon deserves the blame.
They’re just smuggling the humans that Americans refuse to smuggle
Thank you, Jorge W Bush
(not directed at you)
I wonder how many jihadiis are among them?
Number one rule for parents...don’t let your kid smuggle illegal invaders while still on a learner’s permit.
BIden and democrats, ITS THEIR FAULT.
VOTE DEMOCRATS OUT.
Sorry boys, but this is going on all across the border region.
Kids answer offers on social media that promises quick cash with little effort. Some of these kids are in high school.
All they have to do is pick up someone at a later disclosed place and transport them to another place. Couple days and they get a quick couple hundred dollars, or whatever, at the drop off point...if they receive anything at all.
How does the author know these people are Americans, and not just more refugees who had an address in Georgia? Seems like an odd thing to emphasize twice in the same paragraph.
And we'll never hear what it is. Sad he took out innocent people.
Diversity
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