Austin, Ocotober 2 (RHC)-- In news from the U.S. state of Texas, a 29-year-old man from the city of Palestine has pleaded guilty to federal smuggling charges for his role in the death of 53 migrants from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras who died in the back of a sweltering hot truck in San Antonio last year.
Christian Martinez faces up to life in prison. He is the first of the six human traffickers charged in the case to plead guilty.
