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Héctor Ríos Morales

The Plight Of The Dozens Of Migrants Who Were Left Stranded At Sea By Smugglers And Never Seen Again

Migrants queue to be transported from Canaan Membrillo village to the Migrants Reception Station in Meteti, Darien Province, Panama, on Oct. 13, 2022 (Credit: Luis Acosta/Image via NBC News/Getty Images)

Two Colombian nationals could be extradited for their role in the disappearance at sea of more than two dozens of migrants.

On Dec. 13, the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment against Hernando Manuel de la Cruz Rivera Orjuela, alias "El Patrón," and Luis Enrique Linero Pinto, two leaders of a group known as "La Agencia" is known for transporting migrants from the Colombian island of San Andrés to Nicaragua, where they then continued their journey to the U.S.

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