5 Accused Human Smugglers Charged After 97 People Found Inside Texas House

Dallas TX

04 May, 2021

11:44 AM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth May 4, 2021 Five people have been charged with smuggling 97 undocumented immigrants into the United States and holding them hostage in just two rooms of a house in Texas. The group appeared before a judge in Houston on May 3. Neighbors to the home in Houston said the idea that so many people were packed into the house is stunning. "I just pray they make it home, and the ones that did it — they need to be taken care with. Let them go to jail," said Queidra Chaney, who lives nearby. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.