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Human Smuggling

Train boxcar where 6 found dead in Texas departed from Long Beach

  • May 15

Kilmar Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges

  • Jun 13, 2025

4 trafficking victims rescued after Houston-area men arrested in Ohio

  • Mar 18, 2025

Alleged human smuggling investigation underway in Chambers County

  • Apr 11, 2024

Neighbors help man being held hostage in Sharpstown home, HPD says

  • Apr 9, 2024

Texas National Guard soldier accused of human smuggling, DPS says

  • Apr 4, 2024

New state law increasing sentences for human smuggling takes effect

  • Feb 6, 2024

2 Houston drivers arrested for human smuggling in Kinney Co., DPS says

  • Dec 12, 2023

Latest Videos

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Most wanted trafficking fugitives photos released ahead of FIFA World Cup

  • Jun 5
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Chambers County deputies bust suspected stash house with several people believed to be undocumented

  • Apr 11, 2024
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El Salvadorian immigrant allegedly held hostage for money by couple

  • Apr 8, 2024
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Texas National Guard soldier arrested, charged with human smuggling, DPS confirms

  • Apr 4, 2024
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2 drivers from Houston arrested for human smuggling in Kinney County

  • Dec 12, 2023
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Video from Texas DPS shows 7 alleged undocumented migrants being smuggled in Pasadena driver's car

  • Nov 10, 2023
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Tomball teen sentenced a decade behind bars for human smuggling near Texas border

  • Oct 21, 2023
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TX bill that allows state police to arrest migrants at border advances

  • Oct 13, 2023

Latest Stories

Houston teen identified as human smuggling suspect accused of crashing at end of chase, killing 8

Nearly one week after eight people were killed in a fiery crash, a 17-year-old from Houston was identified as the driver who was carrying smuggled migrants while leading police on a chase.

  • Nov 14, 2023

Video from Texas DPS shows 7 alleged undocumented migrants being smuggled in Pasadena driver's car

Officials say the driver was transporting the undocumented migrants to Houston including two children from Mexico, ages 7 and 9, being sent to California.

  • Nov 10, 2023

8 killed in fiery crash after deputies chased suspected human smuggler near San Antonio, DPS says

A Houston driver was allegedly hauling migrants while trying to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff's Office southwest of San Antonio, according to DPS.

  • Nov 9, 2023

Tomball teen sentenced a decade behind bars for human smuggling near Texas border

Dashcam video shared with ABC13 shows the teen initially stopped while being pulled over by a Kinney County deputy. He then speeds off before stopping again and bailing out of the driver's side.

  • Oct 21, 2023

Texas Senate advances border bill that allows state police to arrest migrants at US-Mexico border

Two immigration bills advanced in the Senate on Thursday. A bill that would increase the minimum sentence for smuggling migrants passed with bipartisan support and will head to the House.

  • Oct 13, 2023