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A survivor of the migrant trailer: ‘They couldn’t breathe’

Mynor Cardona, Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás' father, enters the Foreign Ministry for a meeting with authorities to find out about the fate of her daughter, in Guatemala City, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás is one of the survivors of the more than 50 migrants who were found dead inside a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Astrid Cardona kisses her mother Ufemia Tomas, the mother of survivor Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomas, during an interview in Guatemala City, Monday, July 4, 2022. Yenifer is one of the survivors of the more than 50 migrants who were found dead inside a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Mynor Cardona shows a photo on his cellphone of her daughter, Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás, at the hospital while receiving a visit, in Guatemala City, Monday, July 4, 2022. Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás is one of the survivors of the more than 50 migrants who were found dead inside a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

Astrid Cardona kisses her mother Ufemia Tomás, mother of Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás, during an interview in Guatemala City, Monday, July 4, 2022. Yenifer Yulisa Cardona Tomás is one of the survivors of the more than 50 migrants who were found dead inside a tractor-trailer near San Antonio, Texas. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

A survivor of the migrant trailer: ‘They couldn’t breathe’