At least 39 killed, 29 injured when a fire struck an immigration detention centre in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez near the US border, according to news reports
Forensic workers lift the bodies of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, who died in a fire inside the National Migration Institute building, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
At least 39 people were killed and 29 others were injured during the incident, according to INM source, who spoke to the AP news agency on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the case. "He was taken away in an ambulance," she told AFP, adding that her husband had documents allowing him to remain in Mexico.
In February, Biden proposed new restrictions on asylum seekers, hoping to stifle the rush of migrants to the southern border when Covid-related controls are lifted.
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