Mexican immigration authorities stated in a press release Friday they’d rescued 210 migrants from the back of a packed truck within the central-southeastern state of Puebla.
The truck had didn’t cease at a checkpoint close to the Esperanza municipality early on Friday.
The 210 migrants have been discovered amid metallic scaffolding, blankets and air conditioners by authorities after a pursuit ended close to town of Tecamachalco.
Authorities stated they heard screams coming from contained in the truck after they opened the cab. The migrants included kids and adults of assorted nationalities.
The motive force of the truck will doubtless face human trafficking costs. Each the motive force and the automobile are actually in prosecutors’ arms.
Caught in Mexico
Two weeks in the past, Mexican authorities discovered 600 migrants in two semi-trailer trucks in the state of Veracruz.
Hundreds of individuals from Central America, Haiti and different nations have been touring in caravans by means of Mexico in an try to search out secure work and immigrate to the United States.
This week, Mexico started implementing new insurance policies to overtake its processing of migrants on its southern border — together with rushing up humanitarian visas and shifting migrants to different states in Mexico.
America additionally stated on Thursday it could re-implement its “Stay in Mexico” coverage for asylum-seekers. The measures, which started below former President Donald Trump, pressured migrants seeking to declare asylum within the US to attend out their instances in Mexico.
ar/rs (AP, dpa)