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Dozens of men, women and children from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and other nations were found trapped in the tractor-trailer on Quintana Road in southwest San Antonio in 2022.

Felipe Orduña-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega are charged with conspiracy to transport illegal migrants resulting in death. Fifty-three immigrants died after being trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer. It was the deadliest human smuggling attempt in modern U.S. history. Eleven others were injured.

Today on Texas Matters—In 2022, 53 migrants were found dead in the back of a trailer. New details about that deadly journey are emerging. Also—David Leonard Wood is being called the 'Desert Killer.' Now he is facing execution. But there are questions about his guilt.

Guatemalan police said they captured at least seven members of 'Loz Orozcos,' including the alleged leader, as part of an international investigation into the deadly tractor trailer incident on Quintana Road.

Jaime Esparza, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, said four more arrests have been made in the deadliest migrant smuggling case in recent history.

Bexar County has approved a $2.9 billion budget that includes a badly needed funding increase for the medical examiner's office, which recently handled two of the worst mass trauma events in the nation this year.

“The notion that borders are open is wrong, and it kind of fires up a very specific political base that's responsive to kind of fear mongering,” said Aileen Teague, who teaches international affairs at Texas A&M.

A federal investigation is underway to learn why dozens of people were left trapped in a tractor trailer in Southwest San Antonio.