The stash house, which featured an altar to the Santa Muerte, hid "vile and horrific crimes" allegedly committed by members of a transnational border smuggling group, U.S. and Mexican officials said.

The group of migrants included 10 men, two women and a teenager. The migrants’ ages ranged from 16 to 44 years old. The migrants had been at the stash house for a day, officials said.

The stash house, which featured an altar to the Santa Muerte, hid "vile and horrific crimes" allegedly committed by members of a transnational border smuggling group, U.S. and Mexican officials said.

“And although the conditions inside the stash house were better than most, the migrants were crammed into small quarters,” HSI said. The group consisted of 10 men, two women, and a juvenile.