# Guatemalan man sentenced in US over 2022 smuggling attempt that killed 53 migrants

https://mins.news/en/item/108731

- CNN, 2026-10-21 01:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/20/us/guatemalan-smuggler-sentenced?Date=20261021&Profile=CNN

> A federal judge sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the US for his part in a 2022 human-smuggling attempt. It ended with 53 migrants dying after being transported in a sweltering tractor-trailer in Texas.

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