A man is facing federal charges after a boat carrying migrants from Mexico to the United States capsized near San Diego, killing four passengers on board, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Monday.

Authorities believe that the man, David Alfonso Barrera Nunes, was the captain of the boat. The Justice Department announced two charges against him for bringing people into the country illegally, for financial gain and resulting in death, after his arrest on Saturday. He faces up to life in prison or the death penalty if convicted.

Barrera Nunes is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing before U.S. Magistrate Judge David Leshner, of the Southern District of California, later this week. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

At about 11:30 p.m. on Friday, U.S. Border Patrol

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