Department of Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas appeared to put some of the blame on migrants for building the "perilous journey" to the United States immediately after at the very least 53 migrants were being located useless in an abandoned tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio on Monday.

All through Mayorkas' physical appearance on CBS' "Facial area the Country" on Sunday Early morning, he said that the incident is just one outcome of what could transpire when migrants choose the "hazardous journey" to the United States.

"We noticed so tragically in San Antonio, Texas, 1 of the attainable tragic effects of that unsafe journey and so numerous individuals really don't even make it that much in the hands of exploitative smugglers," Mayorkas stated.

He also said that the Division of Homeland Protection has repeatedly warned folks to not just take the "dangerous journey."

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Body baggage lie at the scene where by a tractor trailer with various dead bodies was uncovered, Monday, June 27, 2022, in San Antonio. ((WHD Photo/Eric Homosexual))

"We have stated continuously and we carry on to warn persons not to acquire the risky journey," Mayorkas included.

Mayorkas also explained that in these situations, migrants obtain "false information and facts from smugglers" that places their lives in danger.

"And so, these migrants obtain fake info from smugglers. They set their lives, their lifetime savings, in the palms of these exploitative companies, these prison corporations that do not treatment for their life and only search for to make a profit," Mayorkas explained.

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In this aerial perspective, members of regulation enforcement examine a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. In accordance to stories, at minimum 46 folks, who are believed migrant personnel from Mexico, ended up uncovered dead in an deserted tractor trailer. More than a dozen victims were being located alive, suffering from warmth stroke and taken to nearby hospitals. (Picture by  (Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)

The remarks on Sunday appear immediately after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott lashed out at President Biden, saying that "all those fatalities" are on him.

Abbott said in a June 27 tweet that "These deaths are on Biden."

"At Least 42 People today Uncovered Useless Inside of Truck Carrying Migrants In Texas. These fatalities are on Biden. They are a end result of his fatal open up border policies. They demonstrate the lethal consequences of his refusal to implement the law," Abbott reported.

In this aerial view, associates of legislation enforcement investigate a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. According to studies, at least 46 men and women, who are thought migrant staff from Mexico, were found lifeless in an deserted tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims ended up found alive, struggling from warmth stroke and taken to neighborhood hospitals.  ((Photograph by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Pictures))

As of Tuesday, quite a few survivors were being explained as staying in significant issue with injuries ranging from brain problems to internal bleeding, in accordance to the Mexican consul typical in San Antonio. 

Courtroom paperwork state that the truck was registered to the 100 block of Arnold Drive in San Antonio.

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In this aerial check out, members of law enforcement look into a tractor trailer on June 27, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. According to reviews, at the very least 46 individuals, who are thought migrant workers from Mexico, had been uncovered lifeless in an abandoned tractor trailer. Over a dozen victims had been discovered alive, struggling from heat stroke and taken to local hospitals. (Photograph by  (Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Pictures)

In all, four people have been billed in link with the fatal incident. Two individuals, Juan Francisco D’Luna-Bilbao and Juan Claudio D’Luna-Mendez, were both billed as illegal immigrants in possession of firearms. At minimum just one of people charged is an American citizen. 

WHD News has attained out to the Office of Homeland Stability for comment. 

WHD News' Paul Most effective and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.