This week, dozens of migrants were found dead in a tractor trailer under the scorching Texas sun in what law enforcement called the deadliest human smuggling incident in the nation’s history.
By Wednesday, 53 migrants, most from Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, had died after being trapped for hours in the sweltering semi-truck, which was abandoned in a desolate area on the outskirts of San Antonio, where temperatures rose into the 100s. In a particularly gruesome detail, some of those found in the truck appeared to have roasted to death dusted with steak seasoning, a possible attempt to disguise the smell of people as the smugglers crossed the border.
At least 5 of the dead were children.
President Biden called the incident “horrifying and heartbreaking” and said his administration “will continue to do everything possible to stop criminal smugglers from exploiting migrants.”
However, Biden’s policies at the border may provide a fertile environment for this kind of…
