At the scene of the accident (social platform), 46 victims died in the carriage of an 18-wheel trailer, and 5 others died in the hospital. There were 16 survivors sent to the hospital for treatment, including 4 minors. The report quoted U.S. federal law enforcement officials and

Among them, 46 victims died in the carriage of an 18-wheel trailer, and 5 others died in the hospital. There were 16 survivors sent to the hospital for treatment, including 4 minors. The

report quoted U.S. federal law enforcement officials and the foreign minister of Guatemala as saying that 22 of the deceased were from Mexico, 7 were from Guatemala, and 2 were from Honduras. The nationalities of the rest have yet to be confirmed. Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the country's consul was en route to a location near San Antonio, Texas.

According to reports, when the vehicle involved was discovered on the 27th, there were nearly 100 people crowded in the carriage. The maximum temperature that day was as high as 38 degrees Celsius, but there was no water in the carriage and the air conditioner was not working. In the end, dozens of people died of heat stroke and suffocation. Three people, including the tow truck driver, have been detained by the police and the case is under further investigation.

" New York Times " stated on the 28th that the number of illegal immigrants at the southern border of the United States has reached the highest level in decades. In May, 239,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border, the highest level on record. A record number of illegal immigrants have crossed the southern border this year, according to federal officials. Last month, more than 44,000 people lived in and around the Texas border town of Del Rio alone, the closest border city to San Antonio.

"This city is the scene of mass deaths of immigrants." The British " Guardian " stated on the 28th that San Antonio is the site of many tragic deaths of immigrants in the United States. In May 2003, the bodies of 19 immigrants were found in the compartment of a local truck, along with more than 100 illegal immigrants. The driver in the case was initially sentenced to life imprisonment, but was later resentenced to 34 years in prison. In 2017, the bodies of 10 immigrants were found in a local trailer, and dozens more were injured due to the heat. The truck driver in the case was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The Trump administration has cited the relevant provisions of the United States Code involving public health, social welfare and civil rights to refuse to accept asylum applications from most adults in Mexico and Central American countries and deport them back to Mexico. or country of origin. The Biden administration decided to repeal this deportation order at the end of May. Republicans in the U.S. Congress and some centrist Democrats believe that once it is abolished, the number of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border will inevitably surge, and border guards will not be prepared to deal with it.

Source | Editor-in-chief of Comprehensive Overseas Network, Global Times, Xinhua News Agency

| Leng Shuang