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Former National Guard member pleads guilty to human smuggling in Texas

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A former National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges, admitting to driving migrants from border towns further up north in Texas during his deployment.

Derrick Terelle Sankey admitted to driving the migrants in Starr and Hidalgo counties to locations near Jim Wells County between March and September, 2021, Stars and Stripes reported, based on documents filed in the Southern District of Texas.

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