On Monday, June 27, San Antonio police and firefighters were called about a parked 18-wheeler on the far south side of town that contained people calling for help. The people were illegal aliens being smuggled into the U.S., and fifty-three of them have died in the worst human smuggling tragedy in recent recorded history.
The driver fled on foot and is being sought by SAPD. The trailer truck was registered to two illegal aliens who have been arrested and detained, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has taken the lead in the investigation.