Guatemalan National Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Massive Human Smuggling Ring, Holding Migrants Hostage
An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for leading one of the nation’s largest human smuggling organizations, a ring that smuggled approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants from Guatemala to the United States over a five-year span, held some of them hostage, and was responsible for a car accident that killed seven migrants, two of them young children.
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An illegal alien from Guatemala was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison for leading one of the nation’s largest human smuggling organizations, a ring that smuggled approximately 20,000 illegal immigrants from Guatemala to the United States over a five-year span, held some of them hostage, and was responsible for a car accident that killed seven migrants, two of them young children.
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- U.S. Department of JusticePrimary source · Supports · EN · 100%Guatemalan National Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years in Federal Prison for Leading Massive Human Smuggling Ring, Holding Migrants Hostage ↗
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