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Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

A man shows a portrait of Wilmer Tulul, in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Wilmer and his cousin Pascual, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Maria Sipac Coj, mother of Pascual Melvin Guachiac, waits for the start of a community meeting in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Pascual and his cousin Wilmer Tulul, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A house built by migrants is surrounded by corn fields, in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, the hometown of Pascual Melvin Guachiac and Wilmer Tulul, both 13, who were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Magdalena Tepaz, mother of Wilmer Tulul, waits for the start of a community meeting in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Wilmer and his cousin Pascual Melvin Guachiac, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Karen Caballero, the mother of Fernando Redondo Caballero and Alejandro Andino Caballero who died near San Antonio, Texas after being discovered in a hot trailer full of migrants being smuggled into the US, wipes a tear during an impromptu conference at their home in Las Vegas, Honduras, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Caballero's sons were among the bodies of 51 people discovered Monday afternoon in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME FROM GRAJERA TO GRAJEDA - In this undated photo provided by Karen Caballero, her son Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero and his girlfriend Margie Tamara Paz Grajeda pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in Honduras. The pair along with Caballero's brother Fernando Redondo Caballero were among the dozens of victims found in a hot trailer full of dead migrants being smuggled into the U.S. near San Antonio, Texas. (Caballero Family via AP)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME FROM GRAJERA TO GRAJEDA - In this undated photo provided by Karen Caballero, her son Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero and his girlfriend Margie Tamara Paz Grajeda pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in Honduras. The pair along with Caballero's brother Fernando Redondo Caballero were among the dozens of victims found in a hot trailer full of dead migrants being smuggled into the U.S. near San Antonio, Texas. (Caballero Family via AP)

Relatives of Pascual Melvin Guachiac and Wilmer Tulul, arrive for a community meeting in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Pascual and his cousin Wilmer, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Magdalena Tepaz, center, and Manuel de Jesus Tulul, right, parents of Wilmer Tulul, wait for the start of a community meeting in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Wilmer and his cousin Pascual, both 13, were among the many dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

A man shows a portrait of Wilmer Tulul, in Tzucubal, Guatemala, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Wilmer and his cousin Pascual, both 13, were among the dead discovered inside a tractor-trailer near auto salvage yards on the edge of San Antonio, Texas, on Monday, in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

CORRECTS SPELLING OF LAST NAME FROM GRAJERA TO GRAJEDA - In this undated photo provided by Karen Caballero, her son Alejandro Miguel Andino Caballero and his girlfriend Margie Tamara Paz Grajeda pose for a photo at an undisclosed location in Honduras. The pair along with Caballero's brother Fernando Redondo Caballero were among the dozens of victims found in a hot trailer full of dead migrants being smuggled into the U.S. near San Antonio, Texas. (Caballero Family via AP)

Karen Caballero, the mother of Fernando Redondo Caballero and Alejandro Andino Caballero who died near San Antonio, Texas, after being discovered in a hot trailer full of migrants being smuggled into the US, is comforted during an impromptu conference at their home in Las Vegas, Honduras, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Caballero's sons were among the bodies of 51 people discovered in what is believed to be the nation's deadliest smuggling episode on the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Delmer Martinez)

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives