Four men are facing federal charges, accused of smuggling thousands of people into the US from Guatemala in what officials call “one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation.”

Three of the defendants have been arrested, while a fourth who allegedly threatened a Border Patrol agent remains a fugitive.

Federal officials in Los Angeles announced charges on Monday against four men accused of leading "one of the largest human smuggling organizations in the United States," the U.S. attorney ​says.

Federal agents announced four Guatemalan men have been charged in connection with the bust of an alleged human smuggling operation in Los Angeles.

Four men face federal charges on suspicion of leading a human smuggling operation that brought more than 20,000 illegal migrants into the United States from Guatemala since 2019, including seven who were killed in a car crash in Oklahoma in 2023,

Federal authorities on Monday announced an indictment against four defendants charged with operating one of the largest human smuggling rings in the nation. The transnational criminal organization is accused of smuggling approximately 20,