Guatemalan Smuggler Pleads Guilty in Deadly Migrant Tragedy | Texas News

Guatemalan migrant smuggler Rigoberto Ramon Miranda-Orozco has pleaded guilty to orchestrating the deadliest migrant tragedy in U.S. history — 53 deaths and 11 injuries in a 2022 tractor-trailer crash in San Antonio. He admitted to arranging deadly transport routes from Guatemala through Mexico into the U.S., with two migrants under his care dying in the crash. Arrested in Guatemala in 2024 and extradited, he now faces life in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and causing serious bodily injury — a case that underscores the brutal consequences of human smuggling. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/927f98b9ae404fd2