Earlier this week, 46 migrants were found dead in a semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas. Sixteen people, including 12 adults and four children, were initially found alive and taken to medical facilities, according to San Antonio Chief Charles Hood. Twenty-two of the people who died were Mexican nationals, seven were from Guatemala, and two were from Honduras. Authorities have yet to confirm the nationalities of the remaining victims. The deceased migrants who were sprinkled with steak seasoning and abandoned in a sweltering hot semi-truck in San Antonio, Texas, may not be identified for possibly weeks, The Washington Post reports.
It is a heart-wrenching tragedy in an ever-growing crisis. Yet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wasted no time turning it into anti-immigrant campaign fodder, immediately pinning the deaths on President Joe Biden and “open border” lies. If there were truly “open borders,” 53 people would not have paid smugglers to leave them to die in a container.
What is being called the deadliest “human smuggling” case in modern U.S. history and the largest migrant mass casualty event is the latest in a series of increasingly frequent fatal incidents deaths at the border. Immigration advocates say deterrent policies like “Remain in Mexico” and Title 42 have pushed migrants to seek dangerous forms of migration, and risk their lives in the process.
“Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this horrific tragedy. We mourn for those who lost their lives, and send well wishes to those in recovery,” said Bruna Sollod, the senior communications and political director for United We Dream, in a statement. “This is one of the deadliest incidents of attempted migration in recent history and it was completely preventable. People will always move, and our government has a responsibility to ensure that people are able to do so safely and with dignity.”
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