Tinted windows gave Florida racing police reason to stop a truck driver in Hernando County on Saturday, since they are prohibited in the state.
The discovery was that there were eight undocumented migrants on board the vehicle, so the driver, identified as Javier Palma-Jenaro, 40, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
- The eight irregular persons were placed at the disposal of the immigration authorities.
- Their nationalities and identities have not yet been revealed.
The details. The authorities detailed that the truck had plates from Arizona, a state bordering Mexico, had stickers with the United States flag on the windows.
- The eight migrants were in the back of the vehicle surrounded by fans, boxes of water and soft drinks.
- People were wearing matching fluorescent yellow flannels.
How was the arrest? At the time when the police called a halt and asked the driver for the documents, he showed a Mexican passport and a driver’s license from that country that had already expired.
- In a statement, the Florida Highway Patrol explained that the man confessed in an interrogation that he traveled from Milwaukee to Phoenix, Arizona, to look for the eight people who he would later transfer to a place in Fort Myers, southwest Florida.
- Javier Palma-Jenaro had $3,700 on him at the time of his arrest. He assured the police officers that he charged each passenger $250.
- He was booked into the Hernando County Jail and faces human trafficking charges as well as various traffic violations.
The situation of people seeking to enter the United States irregularly has become more notorious after the tragedy that occurred in San Antonio, Texas, after the discovery of a truck with more than 60 overcrowded migrants, of whom 53 died due to lack of cooling and hydration.
Ruling in Florida. On Thursday, June 30, the Florida Supreme Court granted a request made by the governor of that state, Ron DeSantis, to create a grand jury with jurisdiction to deal specifically with cases of human trafficking, including migrants and children. of other nationalities who arrive in the US unaccompanied.
- The Court’s ruling was to set up this special jury without delay, which in principle is expected to function for 12 months and will be chaired by Judge Ellen S. Masters.
- Its function will be to investigate crimes and make accusations, it also has the power to carry out the other tasks of these judicial bodies.
- The Republican aspires to be re-elected as governor this year, and sources assure that he can compete against Donald Trump to be his party’s presidential nominee in 2024. He defends zero tolerance against irregular immigration.
Main source: EFE