A Texas jury sentenced George Alvarez, the driver who lost control of his vehicle, killing the migrants outside a homeless shelter in May 2023, to 60 years in prison. Alvarez learned his fate on Friday after deliberations concluded on the eight counts of intoxication manslaughter. Barely one year passed since the eight migrants were killed during an early morning car crash in the border town of Brownsville, Texas.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, the accident occurred when Brownsville was the epicenter of the migrant crisis, with thousands crossing into the Texas border city daily. The migrants killed during the accident had been sleeping at the Ozanam homeless shelter on Minnesota Avenue after being released by the Border Patrol to pursue asylum claims. Alvarez lost control of his vehicle after running a red light and struck a group of 18 mostly Venezuelan migrants standing at…
