Kristi Noem is looking for a death penalty after the boat kents near the US border

Kristi Noem, secretary of the home protection authority, will ask the federal prosecutor to pursue the death penalty against two Mexican citizens who are charged with human smuggling, which led to at least three deaths for migrants, she said on Tuesday evening.

“I will officially ask for the Attorney General to ensure that these two alleged smugglers are fully prosecuted in full.

Newsweek has contacted the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to get a comment via e -mail.

Why is it important

Noem's application takes place in the middle of the continued approach of the immigration of President Donald Trump against immigration, which has attracted widespread attention and criticism. Trump has sworn to carry out mass deportation and to remove millions of migrants without legal status.

What to know?

According to the authorities, three migrants died on Monday when one boat knew with them and 13 others off the California coast. The coast guard called the search on Monday evening with seven passengers that have not yet been taken into account.

The federal prosecutor charged five people on Tuesday in connection with human smuggling operation, including the Mexican citizens Jesus Ivan Rodriguez-Theleyva (36) and Julio Cesar Zuniga-Luna, 30. Both men who were supposedly on the ship were arrested on Monday evening.

“The Ministry of Homeland Protection will not tolerate this criminal spoilage or ruthless disregard for human life,” said NoEM.

The authorities of the coast guard reported that they were alerted on Monday around 6:30 a.m. Edt at 6:30 a.m. EDT at 6:30 a.m. All three recovered dead were identified as Indian citizens and four others were discovered who needed medical help. A 14-year-old boy was one of those who died and his 10-year-old sister remains missing.

The border patrol was also and arrested two men and a woman who was suspected of driving the escape vehicles. Two other men who were accused of controlling the smuggling boat and fueled were arrested shortly after the ship washed on land.

The authorities arrested Rodriguez -Yva and Zuniga -Luna on the del Mar Beach.

The federal prosecutor accused Rodriguez-theyva and Zuniga-Luna to bring in extraterrestrials, which led to death, which has a maximum punishment for death or life in prison. They were also accused of contributing migrants for financial profits, which has a maximum punishment of 10 years behind bars.

Three other people were also recorded in vehicles, in which they are suspected that they are connected to the smuggling operation.

They were identified at 33-year-old Melissa Jennelle Cota, the 32-year-old Gustavo Lara and 31-year-old Sergio Rojas-Fregoso and were accused of transporting immigrants.

According to the law on Immigration and Nationality Act, the migrant smuggling, which leads to death, is regarded as a capital crime and can be subject to the declaration of DHS of the death penalty.

The law on the federal death penalty also enables the capital penalty for people who knowingly take measures that could lead to loss of life. In his press release, the alleged crimes are determined: “The accusations and accusations contained in an indictment or complaint are only allegations, and the accused are considered innocent, unless they are guilty of them and up to the proven.”

What people say

Secretary Kristi Noem said in a press release: “This tragedy is a strong memory of the inhumanity and the deadly danger that the human smuggling is inherent at sea. Their death was not only avoidable, but was also the direct result of the greed and the indifference of smugglers that use it that they exploit.

The US lawyer Adam Gordon said in a press release: “The drowning deaths of these children are a heartbreaking memory of how few human retailers take care of the costs of their deadly business. We are obliged to look for justice for these endangered victims and to blame all the human dealers responsible for their death.”

Shawn Gibson, Special Agent, who is responsible for HSI San Diego, said: “The human smuggling, regardless of the route, is not only illegal, but extremely dangerous. Smuggler often treat people as available goods, which leads to tragic and sometimes fatal consequences, as we have seen in this case.”

“The heartbreaking events of yesterday are a strong memory of the urgent need to reduce these criminal networks driven by greed. The HSI together with the US border Patrouille, the US cake and other partners of the Marine Task Force is still obliged to blame those responsible for these senseless deaths.”

“They were not tourists,” said the Petty officer of the coast guard, Chris Sappey, the AP. “It is believed that they are migrants.”

What happens next

The case is pursued by the deputy US lawyers Sean van Demark and Edward Chang.