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Arrests made in deadly fire at Mexico detention centre

Migrants stand near the border wall after crossing the Rio Bravo river with the intention of turning themselves in to the US Border Patrol agents, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on 30th March, 2023.

Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Five people have been arrested for alleged roles in the deaths of 39 people at a Mexican migrant detention centre this week after a fire broke out, authorities said Thursday. Six warrants were issued against three immigration institute officers, two private security officers and the person who allegedly started the fire, […]

Mexican President vows to deliver justice for migrants killed in fire

Fatima Pavon, 12, a migrant girl from Venezuela take part in a vigil outside the office of the National Institute of Migration (INM) in memory of the victims of a fire that broke out late on Monday at a migrant detention center, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Updated: 1pm (AEDT)Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Reuters Migrants were locked in a cell as a blaze spread killing 39 people at a detention centre in Mexico, witnesses and a survivor said on Wednesday, as Mexico’s President vowed to bring to justice those responsible. An investigation is underway to determine what happened Monday at the centre in […]