ICE sends immigrants from Dilley detention center to Texas shelter
The nonprofit immigrant shelter in Laredo, Texas, is admitting a surge of immigrant families from the Dilley Detention Center.
Six people were found dead inside a boxcar in South Texas.
Laredo Police Public Information Officer Jose Espinoza told USA TODAY that on May 10, shortly after 3 p.m., Union Pacific personnel spotted six people in a boxcar and called police.
Upon arrival, police called local fire and emergency services to assist, but all six people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Espinoza said the investigation is ongoing pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office and the individual’s identity will not be released until next of kin is notified.
Laredo, Texas is located two and a half hours south of San Antonio on the Texas-Mexico border. High temperatures reported Sunday were in the 90s.
Mateo Rosiles is a Texas Connect reporter for USA TODAY and local Texas newspapers. Do you have any news tips for him? Email him: mrosiles@usatodayco.com.
