On Friday, Mexican officials rescued 600 Latin American, Asian, and African migrants who were jammed into two truck trailers and driving through Acayucan City in the hope of reaching the United States.
“There were children and pregnant women in the group with a lot of coughs due to the containers’ lack of ventilation,” Veracruz State Human Rights Commission Director Tonatiuh Hernandez.
"I have never seen so many migrants in a similar event: 145 women and 455 men hid in the trailer,” he stated, adding that these people came from Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cuba, El Salvador, Venezuela, Bangladesh, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, India, and Cameroon.
The National Institute for Migration (INM) reported that it had begun an administrative action for these individuals while respecting their fundamental rights and had contacted child protection agencies.
Mexico is currently experiencing a record migratory influx to the United States, where the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) "discovered" over 1.5 million undocumented migrants on the Mexican border from January to September.
Many people opt to flee clandestinely with the help of human traffickers. Others cross the country in small groups to avoid detection or walk the roads conspicuously in caravans to travel more safely and draw the attention of authorities to regularize their migratory status.
Representatives from the United States, Mexico, and Canada gathered in Washington on Thursday to discuss solutions to the migrant situation. Despite the good comments, the discussion was not substantive because there were no figures, investments, or clear timelines to fulfill the commitments.
Representatives from the United States, Mexico, and Canada gathered in Washington on Thursday to discuss solutions to the migrant situation. Despite the good comments, the discussion was not substantive because there were no figures, investments, or clear timelines to fulfill the commitments.
"We need to adopt urgent policies in this regard. Otherwise, millions of people will continue to be in situations of vulnerability," Mexico’s Asylum Access Director Alejandra Macias lamented.
