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After the fatal fire at the immigration center that killed 39 foreigners in the context of mobility last Monday evening, hundreds of migrants were searched this Wednesday. surrender
After the fatal fire at the immigration center that killed 39 foreigners in the context of mobility last Monday evening, hundreds of migrants were searched this Wednesday. surrender to US authorities on the Mexican border.
The purpose of the migrants is for the United States authorities to provide them with asylum and residence documents in order to stay in this country legally.
In Ciudad Juarez, migrants outside the offices of the National Institute for Migration (INM) walked in groups along the banks of the Rio Grande (Rio Grande in the US). surrender to US authorities.
A rumor spread among them that they might move to the United States, surrender to the authorities and thus fix their immigration status.
“We’re not sure, I’m watching people to see what they say to us. I heard that we can cross paths, so I go there, I don’t know if it’s real or not, ” said EFE Venezuelan Mayerly.
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Another example is Litzi Gil, also from Venezuela, who indicated that she went to the doctor when “compatriot” told him that “open the door”. “So I go where others go, hopefully I can cross paths,” he added.
As a result, the US authorities closed the Santa Fe Bridge, which connects the Mexican Ciudad Juarez with the American El Paso, Texas, in order to prevent groups of migrants from crossing the border, as it was a few weeks ago.
Meanwhile, outside the IWM there is flower offerings that migrants laid in memory of the dead. Even the Honduran Mario Joao has already composed the Los 39 corrido, alluding to this tragedy.
“On March 27, 2023, around ten in the evening, everything went wrong. There was a fire, who knows how it started. says the beginning of the song.
One of the undocumented women outside INM, Juliani López, of Venezuelan origin, told EFE that her friend Orlando Maldonado died in this place.
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“I am disappointed with Ciudad Juarez and their attitude towards us. This is unfair, we need justice for so many deaths. We want to be treated the same as everyone else, we are people, and we have the same blood as everyone else, ”he said.
Another case concerns Omar Ponce, also from Venezuela, who reported that his cousin Oscar Silva died at this place.
“I’ve been to this place (INM) eight times and They treat us badly as if we were criminals We are not from another planet, we are just migrants,” he said.
This Wednesday, the Mexican government announced that, following initial investigations by the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), 8 alleged culprits of the fire at an immigration station that claimed the lives of 39 migrants.
In addition, he pointed out that everyone possibly involved in the tragedy “They will be called to testify.whether or not they are civil servants, among them the director of Mexico’s National Institute for Migration (INM) Francisco Garduño.”
The migrant presence in the area has intensified this year as the United States announced new measures, including immediate deportation of migrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba arriving illegally under Section 42.
Mexico’s executive branch has also faced criticism from human rights organizations for adopting US policy and deploying more than 20,000 agents of the Armed Forces at the borders to carry out migration tasks.
According to Mexican civil organizations, 2022 has been the most tragic year for migrants in Mexico. because about 900 people died while trying to cross without documents from the country to the US.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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