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| Survivors' testimony not needed in Texas truck smuggling that killed 10 | Survivors' testimony not needed in Texas truck smuggling that killed 10 |
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| Authorities have said 22 survivors of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart packed with immigrants are no longer needed to testify and are being turned over to immigration authorities. | Authorities have said 22 survivors of a semitrailer found outside a San Antonio Walmart packed with immigrants are no longer needed to testify and are being turned over to immigration authorities. |
| Ten people died in the alleged human smuggling operation discovered in July, and the driver of the truck faces a five-count indictment and the possibility of the death penalty. | Ten people died in the alleged human smuggling operation discovered in July, and the driver of the truck faces a five-count indictment and the possibility of the death penalty. |
| The US attorney’s office in San Antonio announced Tuesday that it was dismissing the 22 survivors as witnesses and canceling depositions it had scheduled for them in the case against James Matthew Bradley Jr. Daryl Fields, a spokesman for the US attorney, declined to comment on whether the survivors would face deportation. | The US attorney’s office in San Antonio announced Tuesday that it was dismissing the 22 survivors as witnesses and canceling depositions it had scheduled for them in the case against James Matthew Bradley Jr. Daryl Fields, a spokesman for the US attorney, declined to comment on whether the survivors would face deportation. |
| Attorneys who have been representing the survivors either did not respond to messages for comment or said they don’t yet know what will happen to them. | Attorneys who have been representing the survivors either did not respond to messages for comment or said they don’t yet know what will happen to them. |
| Nuria Olascoaga Rosas, a spokeswoman for the Mexican consulate in San Antonio, said the consulate was only informed that each person’s case wwould be examined individually by an immigration court. | Nuria Olascoaga Rosas, a spokeswoman for the Mexican consulate in San Antonio, said the consulate was only informed that each person’s case wwould be examined individually by an immigration court. |
| At least 39 people had been packed inside the semitrailer, most of them Mexicans who had crossed the United States’ southern border. The trailer’s cooling system was broken, and witnesses told authorities and the Associated Press that they fought to breathe and tried in vain to get the trailer to stop as it headed north. | At least 39 people had been packed inside the semitrailer, most of them Mexicans who had crossed the United States’ southern border. The trailer’s cooling system was broken, and witnesses told authorities and the Associated Press that they fought to breathe and tried in vain to get the trailer to stop as it headed north. |
| Eight people were found dead inside, and another two died after being hospitalized. | Eight people were found dead inside, and another two died after being hospitalized. |
| According to a criminal complaint released in July, Bradley denied knowing anyone was inside the trailer. He told investigators that the trailer had been sold and he was transporting it for his boss from Iowa to Brownsville, Texas. But he said he had driven to Laredo, Texas, and stopped twice there before driving back to San Antonio, in the opposite direction from Brownsville. | According to a criminal complaint released in July, Bradley denied knowing anyone was inside the trailer. He told investigators that the trailer had been sold and he was transporting it for his boss from Iowa to Brownsville, Texas. But he said he had driven to Laredo, Texas, and stopped twice there before driving back to San Antonio, in the opposite direction from Brownsville. |
| The five-count indictment against Bradley includes one count of illegally transporting immigrants for financial gain, resulting in death, and a separate count of conspiracy to transport immigrants illegally, resulting in death. Both counts are punishable by the death penalty. | The five-count indictment against Bradley includes one count of illegally transporting immigrants for financial gain, resulting in death, and a separate count of conspiracy to transport immigrants illegally, resulting in death. Both counts are punishable by the death penalty. |
| Authorities have said they are investigating Bradley’s case as part of a broader operation to organize and fund the movement of people illegally across the United States’ southern border. | Authorities have said they are investigating Bradley’s case as part of a broader operation to organize and fund the movement of people illegally across the United States’ southern border. |
| Attorneys for Bradley declined to comment Tuesday. | Attorneys for Bradley declined to comment Tuesday. |
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