Guatemalan man pleads guilty over 2021 migrant smuggling crash
A man pleaded guilty in federal court regarding his role in smuggling migrants to the U.S. The attempt, which occurred in Mexico in 2021, resulted in a truck crash that killed more than 50 people.
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50. <img alt="Bodies in bags sit on the side of the road after a deadly semi-trailer truck crash in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2021." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/5472x3648!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2...