New Mexico authorities have charged a person with human smuggling after 11 migrants were found padlocked in the back of a U-Haul truck on New Year’s Eve in Hurley.
The migrants were found around 11:45 p.m. on Dec. 31, and Customs and Border Protection reported the incident on Jan. 7. All 11 of them were in the back of the rented truck, while one migrant was sitting in the front passenger seat. All 12 individuals are being processed under Title 8 regulations, which cover immigration and nationality laws, regulating the admission, status, and removal of individuals in the United States.
The driver, who held a Mexican driver’s license, was arrested and was now facing human smuggling charges, according to officials, the Border Report mentioned…