DOJ Indicts 14 Members Of ‘Extensive’ Migrant Smuggling Operation

“The Justice Department worked with our partners at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to dismantle an alien smuggling organization based in Mexico that has allegedly smuggled hundreds of illegal aliens, including unaccompanied children, through New Mexico and South Texas,” Bacon continued.

“We are committed to eliminating transnational alien smuggling organizations that exploit migrants purely for profit and undermine our national security.”

According to the indictment, the defendants were involved in a conspiracy to unlawfully bring undocumented individuals from Mexico into the United States via the southern border. The indictment claims that the defendants also facilitated the transportation of these individuals within the U.S. and concealed them in “stash houses” along the route, said the press release.

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