Those responsible for the fire where immigrants died in Ciudad Juárez were presented before the prosecutor's office

Photo: Isaac Esquivel / EFE

MEXICO CITY – Those directly responsible for the events in which at least 38 migrants died due to a fire that occurred Monday night at a migration station in Juarez City, Chihuahuain northern Mexico, have already been presented to the Attorney General of the Republic (FGR), reported this Tuesday the Mexican foreign minister, Marcelo EbrardOn twitter.

Although Ebrard referred to this information, he did not specify the number or identity of those presented before the FGR.

In a series of messages on Twitter, Ebrard also indicated that during the day he established contact with the governments of Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Venezuela “to report the tragedy that occurred in Ciudad Juárez and support their consulates. to help victims and affected families.

Ebrard explained that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) “has requested the Ministry of the Interior and the National Institute of Migration (INM) for the necessary information to share it with the aforementioned sister countries.

In addition, he said that he conveyed to them “Mexico’s deep indignation at what happened and the will of the Government and people of Mexico to clarify the facts and punish those responsible.”

“It is very sad what happened. She left any consideration of a political nature for other times. Everyone must do what corresponds to them at this time, ”said Ebrard.

This Tuesday afternoon, the Mexican government had raised to 40 the number of migrants killed by a fire in a center of the National Institute of Migration (INM) in Ciudad Juárez, on the border with the United States, and placed the number of injured at 28. , but hours later he corrected the death toll at 38.

In the morning, the FGR indicated in a statement that the identified migrants “are of the following nationalities: 1 Colombian, 1 Ecuadorian, 12 Salvadorans, 28 Guatemalans, 13 Hondurans and 13 Venezuelans”, although without specifying the deaths and injuries.

A video shared by the Mexican outlet Reforma shows INM guards walking away from the burning cell during the fire that killed 38 people.

The presence of migrants on the US-Mexico border has intensified this year since the United States announced new measures, including the immediate deportation of migrants from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba who arrive by land under Title 42.