At least 46 people were found dead inside an abandoned trailer on the Southwest Side of San Antonio, Texas. Initial reports refer that the victims are migrants. About 20 immigrants would have been transported to hospital instead. This was reported by various American media. According to Fox News, at least 40 undocumented migrants were found dead in a truck trailer in San Antonio, and more than a dozen were hospitalized.
Massacre of migrants in Texas, the abandoned truck in which the 46 victims were found
The migrants had illegally crossed the border between Mexico and the United States
The more than 46 victims, reports the New York Times, they were migrants who had illegally crossed the border between Mexico and the United States. According to reports from some sources to the newspaper, this is the worst incident involving immigrants in recent years. Texas is experiencing a strong wave of migrants and scorching heat in recent weeks, which could possibly be the cause of the latest tragedy. Federal authorities are assisting local authorities in the investigation.
The mayor of Sant’Antonio: “They were looking for a better life”
While not specifying the nationality of the dead or the number of minors in the vehicle, the mayor of San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg, said they were migrants who had crossed the US-Mexico border crammed into the truck. «It is a tragedy. There are 46 people who had families and were looking for a better life, ”Nirenberg said at a press conference, adding that the crime is being investigated by federal authorities.
It is the greatest tragedy: here are the precedents
It would be the most massive tragedy among the thousands of people who have died in recent decades trying to cross the US border from Mexico: in 2017, ten migrants died after being trapped in a truck parked at a Walmart in San Antonio. In 2003, 19 migrants were found in a truck southeast of San Antonio.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott attacks President Biden
Texas Governor Greg Abbott attacked US President Joe Biden for the massacre. “These deaths are from Biden: they are the result of deadly policies of open borders and show the consequences of his refusal to implement the law”, tweets Abbott opening a new front of confrontation with the US president after weapons and abortion.