Nine people accused of being part of a migrant smuggling ring have pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. They also admitted to harboring people and transporting them further into the United States.
The people in question operated between at least October 2021 and April 2023, according to Border Report. They took people who crossed the border unlawfully and picked them up in Luna County, New Mexico. Then they took them to stash houses and transported them further into the country, including to Virginia and California.
