“Zamorano is charged in a criminal case on the count of illegal transportation of foreigners resulting in death.
If found guilty, Zamorano faces a life sentence or possibly the death penalty.
A federal district court judge will issue any sentence after reviewing US sentencing guidelines and other things established by law.
Earlier it was reported that police found the bodies of more than 40 illegal migrants in a camper in the suburbs of San Antonio, Texas.
This number was later increased to 53. It is noted that the migrants were smuggled into the US from Mexico.