Families of migrants who died in Texas human trafficking tragedy remember loved ones who sought better lives

A woman holds photos of 13 year-old Melvin Guachiac and 14-year-old Wilmer Tulul, cousins who died along with other migrants in San Antonio, Texas. (Reuters: Sandra Sebastian)

"We’re heading out," 14-year-old Wilmer messaged his mother on Monday. It was the last thing he would ever say to her.

On June 14, the teenager left his hometown of Tzucub — an Indigenous Quiche community of about 1,500 people in Guatemala — with dreams of learning English and reuniting with his older brother in the United States.