CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Brownsville man will spend five years in federal prison for orchestrating a human smuggling conspiracy that transported more than 100 people in dangerous conditions across South Texas.

Christian Ivan Hernandez, 30, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos handed down the sentence after reviewing Hernandez's role as the organizer of the smuggling operation and his criminal history, which includes two prior convictions for similar offenses in 2018 and 2019.

From May 1 through July 21, 2024, Hernandez facilitated the smuggling of approximately 107 people concealed in ca

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