Human Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years After Leaving Woman to Die in Arizona

Published on July 3, 2024

A Mexican alien smuggling guide was sentenced to 10 years in prison on July 2 after leaving a border crosser to die in southern Arizona while transporting illegal migrants into the United States. Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, 28, was convicted of multiple smuggling offenses, including bringing illegal immigrants into the United States for profit and putting their lives in jeopardy during the offenses, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Evidence showed that Mr. Dessens-Romero was the human smuggling foot guide for five Mexican nationals who illegally crossed into the United States on Feb. 13, 2021, according to the release. Mr. Dessens-Romero led the group—which included three sisters and their 16-year-old family friend—into the rugged Huachuca Mountains near Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona, with limited food and water....

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