united states. reporter: the two brothers shared a dream, they would travel together by land through central america and mexico, hoping to reach the united states in less than two months. we planned it as a family their mother says. we wanted them to make their dreams come true. 23-year-old andre miguel and his 18-year-old brother fernando were among the 53 migrants found dead in sweltering conditions inside a tractor trailer this week in san antonio, texas. a homeland security investigation s agent says this is the deadliest human smuggling incident in u.s. history. it s just horrific that any human being would treat another human being like this. it s just horrific. and the sooner we can get the investigation top to bottom to give us more details, the better off we are. reporter: the brothers were
human being would treat another human being like this. it s just horrific, and the sooner that we can get the investigation top to bottom to give us more details the better off we are. reporter: the brothers were not traveling alone. 24-year-old margie tamara paz, wife of the older brother, was also found dead in the tractor-trailer. 28-year-old adella ramirez was also among the four honduran nationals who died there. a friend of hers in her native cullamel, honduras, says she wanted to travel to the united states to be reunited with her family. i m going to leave, she told me, because the whole family wants to be together. my mother and my two sisters. most of the migrants found trapped in the tractor-trailer came from guatemala, honduras and mexico. the bexar county medical examiner s office, which is processing the bodies of the deceased, has asked for
mexico, hoping to reach the united states in less than two months. we planned it all as a family so they could have a better life, her mother says. we wanted them to make their dreams come true. 23-year-old and his 18-year-old brother were among the 53 migrants found dead in sweltering conditions inside a tractor trailer this week in san antonio, texas. a homeland security investigations agent says this is the deadliest human smuggling incident in u.s. history. it s just horrific that any human being would treat another human being like this. it s just horrific. and the sooner that we can get the investigation top to bottom to give us more detail, the better off we are. reporter: the brothers were not traveling alone. 24-year-old marji, wife of the older brother, was also found
antonio, texas. a homeland security investigation said this is the deadliest human smuggling incident in u.s. history. it is just horrific that any human being would treat another human being like this. it is just horrific. and the sooner that we could get the investigation top to bottom to give us more detail, the better off we are. reporter: the brothers were not traveling alone. 24-year-old margie tamara, wife of the older brother, was also found dead in the tractor-trailer. 28-year-old adela ramirez was also among the four honduran nationals who died there. a friend of hers in her neighborhood said she wanted to travel to the united states to be reunited with her family. i m going to leave, she told me. because the whole family wants to be together. my mother and my two sisters. most of the migrants found trapped in the tractor-trailer
garcia. thank you very much for coming in. have you been able to learn anything more? rosa is doing great reporting but from your side, have you learned more about what happened and what connection these arrests have now to the strategy? no, i have not, and obviously, you know, i am certainly very deeply saddened by this situation. it s just horrific that any human being would treat another human being like this. it s just horrific and the sooner we can get the investigation top to bottom to give us more detail, the better off we are. i m certain that two arrests have been made and will probably lead to just who is behind this operation, because obviously, i m guessing that the owner of the truck was tracked to someone. we still don t know if the victims were smuggled in and put