Mistakes plague identification of migrants who died in Texas truck

FILE PHOTO: Yolanda Olivares, holds pictures of her sons Jair, 19, Yovani Valencia, 16, and her nephew Misael Olivares, 16, at her house as she believes they were traveling inside the trailer where several migrants died in San Antonio, Texas, in the town of San Marcos Atexquilapan, in Veracruz state, Mexico June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Yahir Ceballos/File Photo

OAXACA CITY (Reuters) - A week after 53 migrants died in a sweltering trailer in San Antonio, Texas, some of their nationalities are still unclear, highlighting the challenges that officials from at least four different countries face in identifying the victims of the deadliest U.S. human smuggling tragedy on record.

The information trickling from various governments has been marred by confusion and discrepancies, as officials scramble to identify the victims using ID cards, passports and documents found in the trailer, fingerprints, and photos provided by family members.