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Guatemalan police arrest 7 people accused of trafficking 53 migrants abandoned to asphyxiate in Texas in 2022

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53 migrants died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat.

They were the latest arrests after years of investigation into the deadliest tragedy of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico .

Migrants paid up to $15,000 each to be taken across the U.S. border.

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71

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72

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56

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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