Mexican national jailed for smuggling ‘thousands’ of illegal aliens through Mexico into U.S.

The Justice Department announced that a Mexican national woman was sentenced to prison for participating in an international human smuggling entity. Her efforts contributed to the smuggling of “thousands” of illegal aliens into the United States through Mexico.

Monica Hernandez-Palma pleaded guilty to “conspiracy to bring an alien to the United States and aiding and abetting bringing an alien to the United States for financial gain,” the Justice Department revealed in a press release. She was part of an alien smuggling organization that trafficked illegal aliens into the U.S. through ports of entry in Mexico between November 2020 and March 2023. She was sentenced to 41 months in prison for her crimes. 

“Alien Smuggling Organizations do not care about your hopes and dreams; they care only about your money,” said Justin R. Simmons, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, at the time. “This sentencing represents a major blow to a