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Elijah Nicholson-Messmer | The Texas Tribune

Border & Immigration

Cartels turn to social media to lure Americans into human smuggling as Texas enforces stricter laws

Alejandro Serrano | The Texas Tribune, Elijah Nicholson-Messmer | The Texas Tribune

Thousands of people have been arrested under Texas’ human smuggling law. Now they face at least a decade in prison under sentencing guidelines that took effect this year.