Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court in crash that killed over 50 in Mexico
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A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in a 2021 human smuggling crash that killed over 50 in Mexico.
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A man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court, acknowledging his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. This plea relates to a 2021 truck crash in Mexico that resulted in the deaths of over 50 people. The man admitted his role in the human smuggling operation.
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The man admitted his role in the human smuggling operation in federal court.
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