Tags: Immigration
Mayor Ron Nirenberg | San Antonio: “So the plight of migrants seeking refuge is always a humanitarian crisis. But tonight we are dealing with a horrific human tragedy.”
Jimmie Johnson: THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES FOLLOWING ONE OF THE DEADLIEST TRAGEDIES INVOLVING MIGRANTS TRYING TO ENTER THE U-S.
A SAN ANTONIO CITY WORKER FOUND 46 PEOPLE DEAD IN AN ABANDONED TRACTOR-TRAILER MONDAY NIGHT.
THE DEATH TOLL HAS SINCE RISEN TO 50.
MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHERS WERE INITIALLY HOSPITALIZED.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg | San Antonio: “We hope that those responsible for putting these people in such humane conditions are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Jimmie Johnson: AND THIS IS NOT THE FIRST MIGRANT TRAGEDY TO HIT THE AREA.
10 MIGRANTS DIED AFTER BEING TRAPPED IN A TRUCK PARKED AT A WALMART IN 20-17.
AND IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE- THE BODIES OF 19 MIGRANTS WERE FOUND IN A TRUCK SOUTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg | San Antonio: “We have been working to, you know, assist migrants who are here seeking asylum, as we have throughout the year, every year. We know that there’s been increasing volumes over the last six months, 12 months related to the, you know, the policies.”
Jimmie Johnson: D-H-S REPORTED 557 DEATHS ON THE SOUTHWEST BORDER IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THAT’S MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PREVIOUS YEAR’S TOTAL — AND THE HIGHEST SINCE C-B-P STARTED KEEPING TRACK IN 19-98.
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