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46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer: 'These deaths are on Biden' says Texas governor

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Abbot is deflecting blame to where it does not belong.
Where does it belong? Who has opened our border? Who created this problem by fixing something that was working as it should have been working?
 
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Abbot is deflecting blame to where it does not belong.
Remind me, who is responsible for enforcing immigration law and protecting the borders? And you are deflecting blame away from where blame is due.
 
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What a horrific crime against fellow human beings.

Who would lock people in a tractor trailer with Texas temperatures over 100 degrees recently?

[edit - it was 103 with high humidity on Monday in San Antonio]
 
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fyi (for those who prefer articles over tweets designed to trigger)

Local officials said federal authorities were now investigating the case and that three people were in custody, but it was unclear if they were connected to the incident. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said Homeland Security Investigations is leading a criminal investigation with the support of San Antonio police.

Authorities received the first call about the truck shortly before 6 p.m. from a worker in the area who had heard a cry for help and went to investigate, McManus said.

According to a law enforcement official, it appears people were trying to jump out of the tractor-trailer because some of the deceased were found along several blocks. The tractor-trailer had a refrigeration system, the official said, but it did not appear to be working. Many of the people found inside the vehicle appeared to have been sprinkled with steak seasoning, the official said, in perhaps an attempt to cover up the smell of people as the smugglers were transporting them.


At least 46 people found dead in abandoned 18-wheeler in San Antonio
 
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...more from Reuters...

The I-35 highway near where the truck was found runs through San Antonio from the Mexican border and is a popular smuggling corridor because of the large volume of truck traffic, according to Jack Staton, a former senior official with ICE's investigative unit who retired in December.

In July 2017, 10 migrants died after being transported in a tractor-trailer that was discovered by San Antonio police in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The driver, James Matthew Bradley, Jr., was sentenced the following year to life in prison for his role in the smuggling operation.

'Stacks of bodies': 46 dead migrants found in truck in Texas

 
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"They are a result of his deadly open border policies. They show the deadly consequences of his refusal to enforce the law," Abbott added.
Texas Gov. Abbott lashes out after 46 migrants found dead in tractor-trailer: 'These deaths are on Biden'
Joe has a lot to answer for.

Where does it belong? Who has opened our border? Who created this problem by fixing something that was working as it should have been working?

Remind me, who is responsible for enforcing immigration law and protecting the borders? And you are deflecting blame away from where blame is due.

One of you guys want to explain to me the logic behind this thinking? If Biden isn't enforcing border policies, why were these people hiding inside a truck? Why didn't the driver just take them where they were supposed to go? You don't have to smuggle things that you're okay being caught with.


Side note: Remember when Republicans got mad at Beto for "politicizing" the Uvalde shooting and criticizing Greg Abbott for not doing anything? lol. I guess it's okay to politicize innocent deaths when it's illegal immigrants.
 
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Why didn't the driver just take them where they were supposed to go? You don't have to smuggle things that you're okay being caught with.
The Biden administration is already doing that. Now ask yourself how a semi-truck full of illegal immigrants made it through customs?
 
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The Biden administration is already doing that. Now ask yourself how a semi-truck full of illegal immigrants made it through customs?

We don't know that is how they entered the US....the trailer could have been a "holding facility"....if some of victims survive, perhaps authorities will have more information.
 
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Joe has a lot to answer for.

In July 2017, 10 migrants died after being transported in a tractor-trailer that was discovered by San Antonio police in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The driver, James Matthew Bradley, Jr., was sentenced the following year to life in prison for his role in the smuggling operation.

...as does Donald.
 
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....a similar incident in 2021... a K-9 alerted customs officials to the presence of humans in the trailer:

Rene Garcia, a resident of San Benito, Texas, was sentenced Jan. 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas to 41 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. Garcia pleaded guilty to the charges Aug. 5, 2021.

In handing down the sentence, the judge took into consideration the nature and facts of the case and noted that Garcia had recently been convicted of transporting undocumented migrants in another case.

On May 13, 2021, Garcia arrived at the Falfurrias Border Patrol (BP) checkpoint driving a semi-truck and trailer. A K-9 alerted to the vehicle, which prompted authorities to refer the vehicle to secondary inspection.

Upon inspection, authorities found 51 undocumented individuals hidden among pallets of onions in the back of the tractor trailer. At least one of the migrants reported having a difficult time breathing in the trailer and there was no way to escape in the event of an emergency.

Garcia later admitted to making arrangements with someone in San Benito to smuggle the undocumented migrants through the Falfurrias checkpoint and then to Houston.

Truck driver sentenced to more than 3 years for smuggling undocumented migrants in back of tractor trailer
 
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How does a NY Post article based on a video contribute to our knowledge of this event?
Follow the conversation bread crumbs. Does the Biden administration secretly flying illegal immigrants across the country sound like "enforcing immigration laws"? Need I remind you that the reason why he started doing it was because the kids in cages were bad publicity.
 
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You mean shuffling detainees between facilities and/or transporting unaccompanied minors to family members?
PolitiFact - Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts

FYI: NY Post op-ed section is also a garbage source.

Now, back to my question:

One of you guys want to explain to me the logic behind this thinking? If Biden isn't enforcing border policies, why were these people hiding inside a truck? Why didn't the driver just take them where they were supposed to go? You don't have to smuggle things that you're okay being caught with.
 
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You mean shuffling detainees between facilities and/or transporting unaccompanied minors to family members?
PolitiFact - Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts

FYI: NY Post op-ed section is also a garbage source.

Now, back to my question:

One of you guys want to explain to me the logic behind this thinking? If Biden isn't enforcing border policies, why were these people hiding inside a truck? Why didn't the driver just take them where they were supposed to go? You don't have to smuggle things that you're okay being caught with.
That fact check is bogus.
 
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Follow the conversation bread crumbs. Does the Biden administration secretly flying illegal immigrants across the country sound like "enforcing immigration laws"?

Yes, it does sound like that - if you take the time to investigate the subject and read legitimate sources instead of charlatans you've been citing today.
 
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