Central American migrants were transferred to the facilities of the National Institute of Migration to be repatriated to their nations of origin
Photo: Reform Agency
The Mexican National Guard intercepted a truck heading to the US border with 103 Central American migrants crammed inside, reported the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection.
“ Elements of the National Guard that patrolled in the vicinity of the municipality of General Bravo, state of Nuevo León, assisted 108 Central American migrants heading to the north of the country and they were traveling in the box of a tractor unit in overcrowded conditions “, the agency detailed in a statement.
According to the account of the events, the agents intercepted the truck, coupled to a semi-trailer, in whose cabin they found five people of Honduran origin.
“ As he approached the box, various knocks were heard is, so they asked the driver for an inspection. When they opened the doors they realized that they were moving 103 Central American citizens, who did not have the documentation to protect their legal stay in the country , “the statement reported.
According to the Ministry of Security, water was provided to the migrants and, later, they were transferred to facilities of the National Migration Institute (INM).
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced on Friday the resumption from the next 19 February care of asylum seekers returned to Mexico under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP, in English), also known as “Stay in Mexico”.
This program, promoted by former President Donald Trump, stranded thousands of migrants in border camps who had to wait in Mexico for their asylum application to be resolved before United States.
Despite the announcement, the Mexican Government made a called on the same Friday to migrants not to go to the border, since Biden’s measure will only be applied in specific cases and the border crossings are still closed.
Many of the migrants in northern Mexico are attacked by criminal groups or are victims of human trafficking mafias.
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