Mexico
Agents of the National Guard of Mexico rescued 61 Central American migrants, 33 minors and 28 adults, crammed into a truck on a highway in the Mexican state New lion, in the north of the country, it reported Saturday National Institute for Migration (INM).
In addition to overpopulation, the people were found to show signs of dehydration due to the extreme heat of the region.
In a statement, the IN M, depending on the Secretary (Ministry of Government, specified that a minor was identified among the foreigners salvadoran unaccompanied, an elderly woman with two minors of Guatemalan nationality and 57 Hondurans, including 30 minors.
The Institute He said that as they approached the truck, the officers heard noises and voices and when they opened one of the doors, they found adults and minors huddled together and covered with a plastic mesh.
The freight transport unit has been detected on the road Monterrey-Reynosa, in the community China, new Theof the, thanks to the security and surveillance tasks of the National Guard in the entity.
After the discovery, the migrants, who did not have the documentation to protect their legal residence in the country, were hydrated and in consultation with the authorities. IN M Unaccompanied migrant minors and people living in the family were referred to the system for Integrated development from Family (DIF) in the entity, for your attention and accommodation.
The Immigration Service pointed out that the corresponding procedures will be carried out at the Immigration Station, so that people will receive consular assistance and assisted return upon recognition of their nationality.
In the meantime, the driver and the freight vehicle were at the disposal of the Attorney General from República (FGR) in the entity.
Since October 2018, and despite the increased security at the southern border of Mexico, thousands of migrants Central America, Entering Mexican territory for the purpose of reaching UNITED STATES.
Traffickers seek routes for foreigners and sometimes park in the southern states of the country like Chiapas, Tabasco, Veracruz and Oaxaca, besides those from the north, those borders UNITED STATES, What New lion, one of the last stops on your journey to EE.UU.
10 days ago, Mexico and United States agreed to strive for “orderly, safe and regular migration” amid a growing influx of Central Americans, political pressure on Washington and the Mexican claim for the vaccine COVID-19.