human smuggling

Three people died and dozens were injured when a boat suspected of smuggling undocumented passengers crashed off the coast of Point Loma last week, but the tragedy could have been far worse if lifeguards, U.S. Coast Guard and Border Patrol personnel, and several good Samaritans didn’t dive into action.

The Coast Guard has ended its search for survivors of the San Diego boat wreck, which killed three and injured dozens on a bright Sunday morning near tidepools of Cabrillo National Monument, a popular spot for tourists and hikers

Officials have identified the three people killed in a cabin cruiser that capsized in rugged waters off the coast of San Diego over the weekend – a boat suspected of being used for human smuggling.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to a Navy rescue swimmer who was on a hike when he saw dozens of boat passengers in need of help.

Dozens were injured and at least three people died after a boat carrying 32 passengers crashed into the rocks off Point Loma, sending the people overboard. Homeland security is now investigating. Plus, Medical experts are concerned that herd immunity for covid-19 iis farther off than we think. NBC7’s Catherine Garcia has the Nightly Check-In for Monday May 3rd, 2021.

The Coast Guard search was called off Monday morning, but the cleanup of debris from that 40-foot boat was still being collected, reported NBC 7’s Allison Ash

Testimony released Monday says the driver of an SUV packed with migrants stopped or slowed before getting slammed by a tractor-trailer in one of the deadliest border-related crashes

The injured woman was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke to her heartbroken brother.

Two brothers who smuggled three sisters across the U.S.-Mexico border last year, leading to the women’s deaths when a snowstorm struck as they traveled through the mountains, were sentenced by a San Diego federal judge Friday to more than five years in prison.

A mother from Mexicali, Mexico, had her greatest fear come true on Thursday when she confirmed her husband was among the migrants killed in the deadly crash in Holtville, California.

The injured woman was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where NBC 7’s Melissa Adan spoke to her heartbroken brother.

More than a dozen people were killed when an SUV collided with a semi-truck hauling gravel near the U.S.-Mexico Border in California’s Imperial County Tuesday morning, according to officials.

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 14 people on Saturday suspected of attempting to enter the United States through the border fence in Otay Mesa and taking off in separate vehicles. Several others may have gotten away.

One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged human smuggling attempt as authorities continue their search for dozens of migrants believed to have been trapped in a tanker truck.

In a chilling 911 call this week, a migrant told Texas dispatchers that he and about 80 others were trapped in a tank truck. They have not been found.

Nearly two dozen people were arrested Tuesday during a foiled human smuggling attempt in Del Mar, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

More than two dozen people were rescued Thursday night from a Houston house where they being held in a human smuggling operation, police said.

Federal authorities announced that 21 people were arrested this week following a maritime human smuggling attempt in Imperial Beach.

Thirteen people were arrested Saturday morning following the discovery of a panga that washed ashore at Torrey Pines State Beach, according to U.S. Border Patrol.

Thirteen Mexican nationals were taken into custody following a human smuggling attempt that was discovered in Torrey Pines.