A train boxcar where six migrants were found dead in Laredo, Texas, on Sunday originated from Long Beach, police officials said.
The six victims, from Honduras and Mexico, are believed to have died from heatstroke during the deadly journey, but officials on Thursday said they believed they boarded the boxcar on a Union Pacific train Saturday, during a stop in Del Rio, Texas.
“This tragedy weighs heavily on all of us,” said Laredo Mayor Victor D. Treviño during a news conference Thursday. “I understand that every life lost is a tragedy, but there are crimes that are against humanity and against our American principles.”…