Families of Mexican migrants who died in boat crossing attempt at Black's Beach learned of the tragedy through anonymous phone calls, humanitarian groups and social media
Families of Mexican migrants who died in boat crossing attempt at Black's Beach learned of the tragedy through anonymous phone calls, humanitarian groups and social media
SAN DIEGO (AP) â Two smugglers were sentenced to federal prison on Friday for leading three sisters from Mexico into California, where they froze to death in a mountain snowstorm.
Cecilio Rios-Quiñones, 38, and his brother, 23-year-old Ricardo Rios-Quiñones, received 5 1/2 years each in U.S. District Court in San Diego.
They pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy and other charges.
Prosecutors said the men, who are from Chihuahua, led the women across the border on Feb. 10, 2020, and were in a rugged area near Mount Laguna, about a dozen miles north of the border, when a snowstorm struck. The woman, from Oaxaca, died from hypothermia.
Updated on April 2, 2021 at 8:38 pm
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Two brothers who smuggled three sisters across the U.S.-Mexico border last year, leading to the women s deaths when a snowstorm struck as they traveled through the mountains, were sentenced by a San Diego federal judge Friday to more than five years in prison.
Cecilio Rios-Quinones, 38, and Ricardo Rios-Quinones, 23, both of Chihuahua, Mexico, pleaded guilty last year to federal charges stemming from the deaths of Juana Santos Arce, 35; Margarita Santos Arce, 32; and Paula Santos Arce, 29; all of Oaxaca, Mexico.
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