Six people found dead inside train car at rail yard near Texas-Mexico border

"Rail workers in Texas found six people dead inside a boxcar at a yard close to the Mexican border on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The discovery was made by a Union Pacific employee inspecting the stopped train at the yard in Laredo before it continued its journey north, a spokesperson for the Laredo police department said, citing the railroad freight company. Authorities are working to establish a cause of death for the six, who were found at about 2.30pm local time on an afternoon when temperatures climbed above 90F (32C). Nobody was found alive in the boxcar, the spokesperson said."

"It’s a very unfortunate event. It was too many lives that were lost, Jose Espinoza, the department's public information officer, told CNN, adding that the ages and immigration status of the deceased were not yet known The investigation, he said, was at a preliminary stage. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it was aware of the incident, and referred questions to the Laredo police department and Texas Rangers."

"The discovery has parallels in a 2024 episode in which 20 migrants locked inside a train compartment in Laredo were rescued in a dehydrated state by CBP officers. The Laredo Morning Times reported in 2024 that Laredo was the busiest port for international trade in the country, with an average of 12 trains per day entering from Mexico, bringing in almost 1,500 loaded containers between them. Union Pacific, one of the largest rail operators in the US, operates many of the trains, and said it was cooperating with authorities after the deaths on Sunday."

"Union Pacific is saddened by this incident and is working closely with law enforcement to investigate, Daryl Bjoraas, a spokesperson for the company, said in a statement. The Trump administration has clamped down on illegal immigration at the Texas-Mexico border, but its claim that crossings have dropped to zero has been challenged in recent days. Axios reported that the CBP's own figures said 8,000 people were appreh"

Six people were found dead inside a boxcar at a rail yard in Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border. A Union Pacific employee discovered the bodies while inspecting a stopped train before it continued north. The victims were found around 2:30 p.m. local time, when temperatures rose above 90°F. No one was found alive in the boxcar. Laredo police and Texas Rangers are working to determine the cause of death, and details such as ages and immigration status were not yet known. U.S. Customs and Border Protection was aware and referred questions to local authorities. The incident follows a 2024 case in which migrants were rescued after being locked in a train compartment. Union Pacific said it is cooperating with law enforcement and investigating the deaths.

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