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2 indicted in migrant death-trailer case that left 53 died

FILE - Photos of Jair Valencia, left, Misael Olivares, center, and Yovani Valencia are displayed on an altar at their home in San Marcos Atexquilapan, Veracruz state, Mexico, on July 13, 2022. The three were among a group of migrants who died of heat and dehydration in a locked tractor-trailer abandoned by smugglers on the outskirts of San Antonio on June 27. Officials said two men were indicted Wednesday, July 20 in the case. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez, File)

FILE - Police and other first responders work the scene where officials say dozens of people have been found dead and multiple others were taken to hospitals with heat-related illnesses after a tractor-trailer containing suspected migrants was found on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. Officials said two men were indicted Wednesday, July 20 in the case. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

FILE - Mourners visit a make-shift memorial to honor the victims and survivors of a recent human smuggling tragedy on July 6, 2022, in San Antonio. Two men were indicted Wednesday, July 20 in the case of a hot, airless tractor-trailer rig found with 53 dead or dying migrants in San Antonio, officials said. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

2 indicted in migrant death-trailer case that left 53 died