At least 40 people died and 29 were injured in the fire, which broke out late Monday, according to an official with the National Immigration Institute, who...
On Tuesday, outside the detention facility, migrants held a peaceful protest, pushing back against the Mexican government’s narrative that migrants started the fire. They asked for government accountability, saying, “We’re human beings, not animals. Treat us with dignity.”
Martin Solorzano, from Guatemala, had just arrived by train Saturday night. He came by the migrant facility Tuesday to see if any of the people he met on the train were victims. “My family called this morning to see if we were all fine,” he said. “I’m in shock. This is the level of desperation we feel [where] we would risk it all.”
BREAKING reports out of Juarez indicate more than 37 migrants have died this evening in a fire at a national immigration building. Dozens were sent to local hospitals. The death toll is expected to rise in the coming hours. The fire started just hours after authorities rounded…Ciudad Juárez is a major crossing point for migrants entering the U.S. Its shelters are full of migrants waiting for opportunities to cross or who have requested asylum in the U.S. and are waiting out the process.
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