Guatemalan man gets 30-year prison sentence for role in deaths of 53 migrants

A Guatemalan man who helped some illegal immigrants sneak into the U.S., only to die from "cooking to death" in the overheated back of a semi-truck, was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday.

Guatemalan man gets 30-year prison sentence for role in deaths of 53 migrants

TL;DR

  • A Guatemalan man received a 30-year prison sentence.
  • He was convicted for his role in helping illegal immigrants enter the U.S.
  • The migrants died from extreme heat inside a semi-truck.
  • The incident involved deaths due to "cooking to death".