A former member of the National Guard has been convicted of conspiring to smuggle migrants into the country by a U.S. District Court in Texas.

According to a press release from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Mario Sandoval began smuggling people into the country in July 2024 after a deployment with the Texas National Guard as part of Operation Lone Star.

During the one-day trial July 21, agents with ICE’s........

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