Four more arrested in smuggling incident that killed 53 migrants in Texas

FILE PHOTO: White crosses are placed by border residents and members of the Border Network for Human Rights (BNHR) during a vigil to honor the 53 migrants who died in a cargo truck in San Antonio, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. June 30, 2022 REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

(Reuters) - U.S. officials in Texas have arrested four Mexicans who were indicted on suspicion of operating a human smuggling ring responsible for the deaths a year ago of 53 migrants packed into a truck during sweltering heat, the Justice Department said on Tuesday.

Dozens of migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras were found in a tractor-trailer with malfunctioning air conditioning that was abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio on June 27, 2022, a day when temperatures soared as high as 103 Fahrenheit (39.4 Celsius).