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L.A. Times on a Sad Journey North from Mexico

By immigrationprof

The L.A. Times has a detailed story about the tragic death of 19 migrants in South Texas who Tyrone Williams, a 32-year-old Jamaican immigrant, was smuggling by truck into the United States.  For a fee of $7,500, Williams agreed to carry a load of illegal immigrants through a Border Patrol checkpoint about 45 miles up the highway. After he was underway, however, Williams would be redirected by the smugglers to Houston, a six-hour drive.  The results of the detour were tragic.  Click here for the full story.

KJ