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Photos of victims are displayed as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Justin Simmons holds a news conference following the the sentence hearing for Felipe Orduna-Torres and Armando Gonzales-Ortega, smugglers connected to an operation that led to the deaths of 53 migrants in the back of a tractor-trailer, Friday, June 27, 2025, in San Antonio.
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U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia sentenced Felipe Orduña-Torres to two life sentences and Armando Gonzales-Ortega to more than 80 years in prison. Orduña-Torres was described by prosecutors as the leader of the smuggling operation and Gonzales-Ortega was his assistant.
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