At least 51 migrants have died after being trapped inside a sweltering tractor-trailer truck found abandoned in Texas, authorities said on Tuesday, as two Mexican nationals tied to the unprecedented smuggling tragedy were charged in U.S. federal court.
we walked over it numerous times and that was somebody s possession. and that was something that probably that person held on to until they lost consciousness. reporter: that as unprecedented numbers of migrants are crossing the southwest border. 68 people apprehended yesterday in arizona, 58 of them children. texas governor greg abbott blaming the biden administration today, saying the federal government must do more. the biden administration is not enforcing the immigration laws, it s attracting people and enticing people to make this very dangerous trek, causing them to lose their lives. reporter: the bexar county sheriff, a democrat, slamming abbott for politicizing the tragedy, but also telling president biden i m disappointed that a perceived lack of action on the part of the u.s. government has allowed the governor of my state to use this issue as one big campaign stunt. and speaking at a vigil, jessica azua was one of those who came to the u.s. in a tractor
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