He fled Guatemala looking for a better life. But he and 18 others were killed en route to the US.
He fled Guatemala looking for a better life. But he and 18 others were killed en route to the US.
COMITANCILLO, Guatemala – In early January, Marvin Alberto Tomás woke up here in his hometown, eager to start the long journey to America he hoped would provide a better life for his mother and four little sisters.
Instead, the nearly 2,000-mile trip through two countries would end with his death.
Tomás, 22, nicknamed "El Zurdo" or "Lefty," was one of 19 migrants whose charred bodies were found J