HUFFPOST - Eleven Indicted In Smuggling Deaths Of 7 Migrants In Rail Cargo Container In Texas
Among the six people found dead inside the shipping container in a rail yard in the Texas border city of Laredo was a 14-year-old boy.
NYTIMES (Ana Swanson) - Laredo’s Future Rides on Trump’s Next Trade Move
The economy of Laredo, Texas, has boomed under the president’s global tariffs. Now, his demands may threaten its success.
WASHINGTONPOST (Victoria Craw) - Drivers rush to help after private jet crashes on highway, killing 1 person
The Austin-bound plane was carrying six people when it crashed on a highway near Laredo, Texas. Videos show it striking a lamppost and a car, and snapping in half.
ABCNEWS - 1 dead after private plane crashes onto Texas road, police say
Part of the plane remained on Laredo's Loop 20 early on Wednesday.
NYTIMES (Qasim Nauman) - Private Jet Crashes in Texas, Killing 1
The plane’s crew reported mechanical problems and low fuel as they flew to Austin, Texas, from Mexico. Five of the six people on board survived the crash in Laredo.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Sandra Sanchez) - $455K in cocaine, ketamine seized at Texas border crossing, CBP says
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly half a million dollars worth of cocaine and ketamine at an international bridge in Laredo, Texas.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jeff Arnold) - How cartels use Texas town as human smuggling hub
Laredo Mayor Victor Trevino says cartel criminal activity has reached new levels, becoming overwhelming for officials.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - Texas woman faces charges linked to 7 shipping container deaths
Laredo officials say the human smuggling involved using rail lines in the U.S.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ali Bradley) - Deadly Texas train car tied to far-reaching human smuggling operation
The people found dead in a shipping container likely died of heat stroke after temperatures reached up to 150 degrees.
NYTIMES (Edgar Sandoval) - Laredo Officials Investigating Deaths of 6 People Found in Train Boxcar
Officials in Laredo, Texas, said at least one of the six people found inside the Union Pacific Railroad boxcar was from Mexico as investigators worked to identify the others.