“Doña Lupe”, the Mexican who led a human trafficking network, pleads guilty
Mexican Ofelia Hernández Salas, also known as “Doña Lupe,” pleaded guilty in the United States to leading a human trafficking organization thatthat facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants to the United States from and through Bangladesh, Yemen, Pakistan, Eritrea, India, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Russia, Egypt, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua , Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. Hernández Salas' organization charged migrants up to tens of thousands of dollars to make the trip and told them where to illegally cross the border into the United States, even providing them with a ladder to climb the border fence. Hernández-Salas and accomplices also stole money and personal belongings from migrant...
