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Federal authorities say 23 people were arrested in Phoenix during a large human smuggling investigation involving multiple federal agencies. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and U.S. Border Patrol carried out two federal search warrants as part of the operation. Investigators say the organization is suspected of coordinating the pickup, transportation, and temporary housing of migrants who had crossed into the United States from Mexico and several Central American countries. Photos released by authorities show dozens of people lined up outside a Phoenix property as agents secured the scene during the raid. Federal officials say operations like this often target organized smuggling networks that move people through Arizona before transporting them to other parts of the country. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities say additional information could be released as the case develops. What are ...

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