Train cart found with 6 dead migrants inside came from Long Beach, officials say

"A spokesperson with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement that a Union Pacific employee made the discovery. "[Homeland Security Investigations] is actively investigating this case as a potential human smuggling event with assistance from the Laredo Police Department and Texas Rangers," the spokesperson said. "Due to the ongoing investigation, no additional information can be released at this time.""

"The six victims, from Honduras and Mexico, are believed to have died from heatstroke during the deadly journey, but officials on Thursday said they believed they boarded the boxcar on a Union Pacific train Saturday, during a stop in Del Rio, Texas. "This tragedy weighs heavily on all of us," said Laredo Mayor Victor D. Treviño during a press conference Thursday. "I understand that every life lost is a tragedy, but there are crimes that are against humanity and against our American principles.""

"Laredo Police received a call about the bodies discovered in the boxcar at 3:21 p.m. Sunday, said Laredo Chief of Police Miguel A. Rodriguez Jr. "That's when we saw the bodies, and we initiated an immediate investigation," Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said a preliminary investigation revealed that the victims include a woman and two men from Mexico, and three men from Honduras, Rodriguez said."

"Investigators believe the train departed from Long Beach Thursday, May 7, making its way east toward Texas. On Saturday, May 9, the train arrived in Del Rio, Texas, where Rodriguez said investigators believe the migrants boarded the boxcar. The train then headed to the San Antonio area and Laredo, where the bodies were discovered."

Six migrants from Honduras and Mexico were found dead inside a boxcar in Laredo, Texas. Police received a call at 3:21 p.m. Sunday after bodies were discovered, and an immediate investigation began. Officials said the victims were believed to have died from heatstroke during the journey. Investigators believed the migrants boarded the boxcar on Saturday during a stop in Del Rio, Texas, after the train traveled from Long Beach. The train then moved toward the San Antonio area and Laredo, where the deaths were found. Homeland Security Investigations investigated the case as a potential human smuggling event with assistance from local police and Texas Rangers.

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