Trial Begins For US Rancher Accused Of Killing Migrant

Migrants on the Mexican side of the border wait to cross into the United States at a point near El Paso, Texas, on March 19, 2024 (Credit: AFP)

The trial of a rancher accused of killing a Mexican migrant on his property in Arizona began Friday, as tensions mount in the United States over an inflow of migrants across the southern border.

George Alan Kelly, 75, is charged with second-degree murder for the death of Mexican Gabriel Cuen-Buitimea, 48, on his property in the border town of Nogales in January 2023.