On June 27, 2022, Mexican authorities reported the arrest of one of the individuals responsible for the discovery of deceased migrants in an abandoned trailer in San Antonio, Texas, one of the most tragic events regarding migration. At that time, around fifty deceased migrants were found in extreme conditions of suffocation, piled on top of each other in a truck near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Some of the migrants died shortly after being transported to a hospital.
Two years later, the Attorney General's Office of Mexico announced the arrest of an individual identified as Pablo 'P' in relation to the case of the deceased migrants. Pablo 'P' was apprehended in Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, for his alleged involvement in the tragic event that occurred in 2022. According to the institution, the detainee will remain in preventive detention at the Male Preventive Prison in Mexico City.
At the time of the discovery, three people were arrested in connection with the case, while some of the deceased migrants have still not been identified. The migrants involved came from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The Secretary of Foreign Relations of Mexico at that time, Marcelo Ebrard, shared the news on his social media, expressing condolences for the tragedy.
The arrest of Pablo 'P' was carried out as part of joint investigations between Mexico and the United States, coordinated with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The individual will face charges for alleged participation in organized crime for the purpose of human trafficking. The tragedy left a total of fifty deceased migrants, including Hondurans and Guatemalans, and serves as a reminder of the dangers faced by migrants in their search for a better life.