Two suspects have been arrested for human smuggling after the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided a home in Fort Worth, Texas.
The FBI raided the house early Friday morning and located 21 Honduran refugees who were allegedly being held captive.
Multiple agencies, including the FBI and the Fort Worth Police Department, were involved in the discovery.
Gonzalo Ramírez, 33, and Carlos Plata Ibarra, 35, were arrested by Fort Worth police and charged with human smuggling.
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Gonzalo Ramírez, 33, and Carlos Plata Ibarra, 35, were arrested by Fort Worth police and charged with human smuggling.
(Fort Worth Police)
The victims had been “naked, without eating, cold, scared and taken hostage” by “coyotes”, smugglers who traffic humans across the US-Mexico border, according to a statement from Domingo García, national president of the League. from United States. Latin American Citizens, a Hispanic and Latin American civil rights organization in the US.
Authorities said the victims had not eaten for several days.
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Multiple agencies, including the FBI and the Fort Worth Police Department, were involved in the discovery.
(Fort Worth Police)
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They have been granted temporary immunity from deportation under the provisions of a special visa that protects victims of alleged crimes. They have since been released to LULAC, which has offered them shelter, clothing and food.
The incident remains an active investigation, according to authorities.
