Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city
3 years, 3 months ago

Feeling trapped, migrants’ fears grow in Mexican border city

Associated Press  

CIUDAD ACUÑA, Mexico — After more than a week at this crossing on the U.S.-Mexico border, Haitian migrant Nelson Saintil felt like the walls were beginning to close in on him and his family. Mexico’s National Immigration Institute has not provided numbers on how many migrants have been moved from Ciudad Acuña in recent days. “It is the new United States president’s first error, because this is being seen around the world.” Selomourd Menrrivil, 43, left Tapachula to head to Monterrey with his family after seeing the situation developing in Ciudad Acuña and Del Rio. “We want documents here.” Mexico’s immigration agency estimated Wednesday that 3,300 migrants were still on the Del Rio side and 500 to 600 were in Ciudad Acuña.

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Honduran migrants brace for crisis as Donald Trump administration eyes mass deportations
6 days, 9 hours ago

Honduran migrants brace for crisis as Donald Trump administration eyes mass deportations

Live Mint  

As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. “We're praying for God's protection, because we don't expect anything from the government.” Now, as US President-elect Donald Trump …

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump
6 days, 14 hours ago

How Mexico is trying to avoid a migrant crisis under Trump

Raw Story  

Mexico is scrambling to prevent a crisis at its border with the United States ahead of another Donald Trump presidency during which he has vowed mass deportations. A rush to the border by migrants trying to enter the United States before the start of Trump's second term predicted by some activists has failed to materialize. - Negotiation - AFP Venezuelan …

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants
1 week ago

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for influx of vulnerable migrants

Hindustan Times  

As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. “We’re praying for God’s protection because we don’t expect anything from the government.” Now, as US President-elect Donald Trump …

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants
1 week ago

As Trump threatens mass deportations, Central America braces for an influx of vulnerable migrants

Associated Press  

SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — As dozens of deported migrants pack into a sweltering airport facility in San Pedro Sula, Norma sits under fluorescent lights clutching a foam cup of coffee and a small plate of eggs – all that was waiting for her in Honduras. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print ‘We …

At a camp in Mexico, migrants weigh the prospect of a second Trump term
2 weeks, 6 days ago

At a camp in Mexico, migrants weigh the prospect of a second Trump term

Al Jazeera  

Santiago Niltepec, Mexico – Carlos Perez, a 30-year-old Colombian migrant from Bogota, was on track to reach the United States border with his wife and 11-year-old son by the new year. Speaking a day later from a temporary migrant camp in Santiago Niltepec, Perez expressed a fear that their injuries will cost them the chance to cross into the US …

Activists say Mexican authorities have broken up 2 migrant caravans heading to the US
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Activists say Mexican authorities have broken up 2 migrant caravans heading to the US

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Mexican immigration authorities have broken up two small migrant caravans headed to the U.S. border, activists said Saturday. Sheinbaum wrote on her social media accounts the same day that “migrants and caravans are taken care of before they reach the border.” Migrant rights activist Luis García Villagrán said the breaking-up of the two caravans appeared to be …

Smugglers tell migrants to rush to U.S. before Trump takes power
1 month, 1 week ago

Smugglers tell migrants to rush to U.S. before Trump takes power

Live Mint  

MEXICO CITY—From the dense jungle connecting Panama and Colombia to the banks of the Rio Grande, human smugglers are spreading a message to U.S.-bound migrants: Hurry up and sneak in before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In southern Mexico near the Guatemala border, some 4,000 migrants formed three caravans last week and set out for the U.S., volunteers and Mexican …

Migrants in sanctuary city shelter react to Trump's election win and his promise to deport them
1 month, 1 week ago

Migrants in sanctuary city shelter react to Trump's election win and his promise to deport them

Daily Mail  

Some of the migrants in sanctuary city New York are already 'terrified' of being deported by Donald Trump - but others are convinced they'll be free from persecution because they aren't criminals. I’m already planning on traveling to Costa Rica,' Venezuelan asylum seeker Luis told DailyMail.com on Thursday following Trump's win 'Why would you come here and steal? A caravan …

Mexican Cartel Controls Flow of Migrants on Their Way to the US Border
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mexican Cartel Controls Flow of Migrants on Their Way to the US Border

Associated Press  

The article explores the intricate and complex control exercised by organized crime over the flow of migrants on their journey to the US border. It highlights the strict control of who moves here by cartel members, with migrants often forced to pay hefty ransoms for their release. The article also sheds light on the violence and extortion tactics employed by …

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election
2 months ago

Thousands of Migrants Leave Mexico in Last Week Ahead of Election

Associated Press  

A large group of 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday in a bid to reach the United States. The development comes weeks before the U.S. presidential election, which has been a key issue regarding immigration. The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, believe a new administration in the U.S. could put an end to asylum appointments through an online system called …

Migrants build makeshift life in Mexico City while waiting for US asylum
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrants build makeshift life in Mexico City while waiting for US asylum

New Indian Express  

MEXICO CITY: “That’s it, dude! Many tried to disguise their location to defeat CBP One’s geographic limits, but when U.S. authorities took notice, more migrants began aiming for Mexico City to make their appointments from there, he said. “The CBP One app is probably one of the best examples of that today.” “These folks are asylum seekers, they’re not homeless …

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north
4 months ago

U.S. expands area in Mexico to apply for border asylum appointments, hoping to slow push north

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, in Mexico’s southern Chiapas state, as they journey toward the U.S. border. World & Nation Migrants play ‘the asylum lottery’ on controversial U.S. government app Depending on whom you ask, the federal immigration app CBP One is a solution to the border crisis, a human rights violation or a ploy to let anyone …

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border
4 months, 2 weeks ago

In a win for Mexico, US will expand areas for migrants to apply online for entry at southern border

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Biden administration will expand areas where migrants can apply online for appointments to enter the United States to a large swath of southern Mexico, officials said Saturday, potentially easing strains on the Mexican government and lessening dangers for people trying to reach the U.S. border to claim asylum. Migrants will be able to schedule appointments on …

Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Authorities say 600 Mexicans have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Nearly 600 Mexicans have fled across the border from Mexico into Guatemala seeking refuge from drug cartel violence, Guatemalan authorities said Wednesday. Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo said that his administration was coordinating with the local governments in Huehuetenango and the municipality of Cuilco to attend to the Mexicans “who are escaping conflict between groups that is taking …

A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US
5 months ago

A group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — A group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries set out on foot Tuesday through southern Mexico as they attempt to reach the U.S., although recent similar attempts have failed, with groups disbanding after a few days without leaving the region. “All of us here are hard-working human beings, we’re fighters,” said Laydi Sierra, a Venezuelan migrant …

3,000 migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

3,000 migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

The Independent  

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Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

Associated Press  

CIUDAD HIDALGO, México — Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the U.S. border. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP One, an app used by asylum-seekers to enter the U.S. legally — by getting appointments …

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot headed for U.S. border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot headed for U.S. border

LA Times  

Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate in southern Mexico during their journey north toward the U.S. border Sunday. Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday as they attempt to make it to the U.S. border. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP …

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border
5 months ago

Hundreds of migrants leave southern Mexico on foot in a new caravan headed for the US border

New Indian Express  

CIUDAD HIDALGO, México: Hundreds of migrants from around a dozen countries left from Mexico’s southern border on foot Sunday, as they attempt to make it to the US border. He feared that a new Trump administration might stop granting appointments to migrants through CBP One, an app used by asylum-seekers to enter the US legally — by getting appointments at …

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the U.S.? Wear out migrants
6 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the U.S.? Wear out migrants

LA Times  

Yeneska Garcia, a Venezuelan migrant, cries during a meal at a shelter in Villahermosa, Mexico, on Friday. “Mexico is the wall,” said Josue Martínez, a psychologist at Villahermosa’s only migrant shelter, Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito, which was bracing for a crush of people under Biden’s measure to halt asylum processing when U.S. officials deem that the southern …

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants
6 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants

Associated Press  

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — “Here, again.” Yeneska García’s face crumbled as she said it, and she pressed her head into her hands. “Mexico is the wall,” said Josue Martínez, a psychologist at Villahermosa’s only migrant shelter, Peace Oasis of the Holy Spirit Amparito, which was bracing for a crush of people under Biden’s measure to halt asylum processing when U.S. officials …

Mexican authorities clear one of Mexico City’s largest downtown migrant tent encampments
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexican authorities clear one of Mexico City’s largest downtown migrant tent encampments

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican federal immigration authorities said Thursday they have cleared one of Mexico City’s largest downtown tent encampments of migrants. The National Immigration Institute says the migrants had been forced to pay bribes of between $12 and $35 to an official, who they didn’t identify, for the right to pitch a tent in the tightly-packed space. Residents of …

This gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood has a Soho House — and a migrant encampment
7 months, 2 weeks ago

This gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood has a Soho House — and a migrant encampment

LA Times  

In the rapidly gentrifying Mexico City neighborhood of Juarez, tourists roll suitcases to luxury Airbnbs, and music bumps from pool parties at Soho House, a new members-only club. “Even if it’s a tent.” Karenis Álvarez, 36, and her 17-year-old son from Venezuela make arepas outside their tent in Mexico City’s Juarez neighborhood. The sprawling encampment has triggered protests from angry …

Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Migrant brawl at reception center in Panama's Darien region destroys shelter

The Independent  

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Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Migrant caravan regroups in Mexico after government promise of papers falls through

Associated Press  

ARRIAGA, Mexico — A caravan of about 2,000 migrants on Monday resumed their journey through southern Mexico, after participants were left without the papers the Mexican government appeared to have promised. Migrants walk along the highway through Arriaga, Chiapas state in southern Mexico, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, during their journey north toward the U.S. border. López Obrador has confirmed that …

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez
11 months, 3 weeks ago

As Migrant Caravan Slogs On, US Delegation to Discuss Migrant Surge with Mexico Prez

News 18  

A top US delegation is to meet with Mexico’s president Wednesday in what many see as a bid to get Mexico to do more to stem a surge of migrants reaching the US southwestern border. “Secretary Blinken will discuss unprecedented irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere and identify ways Mexico and the United States will address border security challenges, including …

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis
11 months, 3 weeks ago

US-Mexico border crossings: Mayorkas describes ‘productive’ meeting with Mexico as Biden feels pressure over migrant crisis

CNN  

CNN — Senior US officials held a “very productive meeting” with their Mexican counterparts Wednesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said, as Washington seeks help from Mexico City to drive down southern border crossings that have placed increasing pressure on President Joe Biden. “The regional challenge of migration requires regional solutions and we appreciate Mexico’s commitment to continue its …

Northern Mexico: More than 11,000 migrants waiting amid border surge
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Northern Mexico: More than 11,000 migrants waiting amid border surge

CNN  

CNN — While thousands of migrants enter the US illegally every day, more than 11,000 people continue to wait in shelters and camps on the Mexican side of the border, CNN has learned from community leaders. The waiting migrants feel “desperate,” according to Cañas – but many have put trust in mechanisms like the CBP One app, which automates scheduling …

For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option
11 months, 4 weeks ago

For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option

CNN  

Eagle Pass, Texas CNN — A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN heard outside a shelter for migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas. …

The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
1 year ago

The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Once nearly impenetrable for migrants heading north from Latin America, the jungle between Colombia and Panama this year became a speedy but still treacherous highway for hundreds of thousands of people from around the world. Dana Graber Ladek, the Mexico chief for the United Nation’s International Organization for Migration, said migration flows through the region this year …

Over 1,000 migrant families separated at border near San Diego since September, advocates say
1 year ago

Over 1,000 migrant families separated at border near San Diego since September, advocates say

LA Times  

Nearly 1,100 migrant families have been separated while being processed at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego since September, immigrant advocacy groups said in a letter sent Thursday to the Department of Homeland Security that seeks an investigation into the matter. The separations stem from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s ongoing practice of releasing high volumes of migrants to street …

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico
1 year, 1 month ago

Caravan of 3,000 migrants blocks highway in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — About 3,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti on Wednesday blocked traffic on one of Mexico’s main southern highways to demand transit or exit visas to reach the U.S. border. The contingent, including many women and children, later stopped walking at Huixtla, another town in the southern state of Chiapas, where they tried to get …

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas
1 year, 1 month ago

Some 5,000 migrants set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border, tired of long waits for visas

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — About 5,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti set out on foot from Mexico’s southern border Monday, walking north toward the U.S. The migrants complained that processing for refugee or exit visas takes too long at Mexico’s main migrant processing center in the city of Tapachula, near the Guatemalan border. In the past, he said, …

Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on
1 year, 2 months ago

Migrants flounder in Colombian migration point without the money to go on

The Independent  

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2 Central American migrants found dead in Mexico after trying to board a moving train
1 year, 2 months ago

2 Central American migrants found dead in Mexico after trying to board a moving train

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador died Wednesday trying to board a moving train in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, authorities said. A sudden surge of migrants last week triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of freight trains. Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said …

Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt
1 year, 3 months ago

Mexican railway operator halts trains because so many migrants are climbing aboard and getting hurt

Associated Press  

HUEHUETOCA, Mexico — A Mexican railway operator announced Tuesday it is temporarily suspending train runs in the northern part of the country because so many migrants are climbing aboard freight cars and getting hurt in the process. In recent days, there have been about a “half-dozen regrettable cases of injuries or deaths” among migrants hopping freight cars, the company said …

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexican border city struggles to find space for migrants even with a new shelter

Associated Press  

MATAMOROS, Mexico — At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes. Mexico’s immigration agency and a Catholic aid group are offering what may be at least a partial solution to conditions in this and other camps just …

Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico moving migrants away from borders to relieve pressure

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to relieve pressure on its border cities. Mexico is flying migrants south away from the U.S. border and busing new arrivals away from its boundary with Guatemala to relieve pressure on its border cities. Segismundo Doguín, Mexico’s …

Is Mexico doing the US’s ‘dirty work’ when it comes to migration?
1 year, 7 months ago

Is Mexico doing the US’s ‘dirty work’ when it comes to migration?

CNN  

CNN — Marilyn Lomas had finally made it. But the enforcement has been chaotic, sporadic and, in the words of a former top Mexican official, “inefficient.” Tonatiuh Guillén was commissioner of Mexico’s National Migration Institute until 2019. Asked whether Mexico was doing the United States’ dirty work when it comes to immigration policy, Guillén said that “Mexico’s migration policy is …

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says
1 year, 7 months ago

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A busload of about 50 migrants were kidnapped by a gang in northern Mexico in the latest of a series of mass abductions, though nine were later found, Mexico’s president and police said Wednesday. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said National Guard troops were searching for the migrants in an area around the northern city of Matehuala. …

Fifty migrants kidnapped from Mexican bus
1 year, 7 months ago

Fifty migrants kidnapped from Mexican bus

The Hindu  

Mexican security forces are searching for about 50 migrants who were kidnapped from a commercial bus, authorities said Wednesday. The kidnapping took place in the central state of San Luis Potosi, the Attorney General’s Office there said. The bus, whose two drivers were also missing, was discovered further north in the border state of Nuevo Leon on Tuesday, it added, …

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says
1 year, 7 months ago

Some 50 migrants kidnapped by gang in northern Mexico, president says

The Independent  

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US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect
1 year, 7 months ago

US-Mexico border sees orderly crossings as new migration rules take effect

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The U.S.-Mexico border was relatively calm as the U.S. ended its pandemic-era immigration restrictions and migrants adapted to new asylum rules and legal pathways meant to discourage illegal crossings. A full day after the rules known as Title 42 were lifted, migrants and government officials on Friday were still assessing the effects of new regulations adopted …

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions
1 year, 7 months ago

Border appears calm after lifting of pandemic asylum restrictions

Associated Press  

EL PASO, Texas — The border between the U.S. and Mexico was relatively calm Friday, offering few signs of the chaos that was feared following a rush by worried migrants to enter the U.S. before the end of pandemic-related immigration restrictions. Daniel Mora said most of the migrants took heed of flyers distributed this week by U.S. immigration authorities offering …

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border
1 year, 7 months ago

‘What now?’: Scenes from the US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

The US is seeing an influx of migrants at its southern border with Mexico as a pandemic-era policy came to an end this week. “The question keeps coming up: ‘What now?’ I’ve been asking that question for two years, with no answers,” Nicholls said. “We are at a situation we’ve never been at before.” ‘It may not be enough’ Leaders …

These migrants rushed to cross the border before Title 42 lifted. But in the US they’re facing a new set of worries
1 year, 7 months ago

These migrants rushed to cross the border before Title 42 lifted. But in the US they’re facing a new set of worries

CNN  

Brownsville, Texas CNN — Diocelina Querales cranes her neck as she tries to catch a glimpse of the faces behind the tinted windows of a bus that just rumbled in. An agency policy states that officials “will maintain family unity to the greatest extent operationally feasible, absent a legal requirement or an articulable safety or security concern that requires separation.” …

Migrants risk life and limb to jump Mexico trains in rush to US border as migration policy Title 42 draws to an end
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants risk life and limb to jump Mexico trains in rush to US border as migration policy Title 42 draws to an end

ABC  

Thousands of migrants in Mexico have been clambering onto dangerous freight trains rumbling northward in a scramble to reach the US border by the time the United States ends a tough migration policy. Migrants trying to reach the United States walk by a border wall in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as seen from El Paso, Texas. "There are hundreds of people …

Migrants flow north to US border ahead of policy changes
1 year, 7 months ago

Migrants flow north to US border ahead of policy changes

Associated Press  

BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama — The long wooden boats packed with migrants in orange life jackets arrived one after another, pushed down the Tuquesa river by outboard motors. On May 11, the United States government will end pandemic-related restrictions on people requesting asylum at the border — also known as Title 42, under which migrants have been expelled from the U.S. …

Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year
1 year, 7 months ago

Over 2,000 migrants kidnapped in Mexico last year

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said Friday over 2,000 migrants were kidnapped by smuggling gangs and drug cartels last year, as authorities mounted a successful search for 10 Colombians abducted in northern Mexico this week. Mexico’s national immigration agency said authorities had freed 2,115 migrants of all nationalities kidnapped by gangs in 2022. Prosecutors in the northern border state of …

Fire breaks out at migrant detention facility in Mexico; several people dead
1 year, 8 months ago

Fire breaks out at migrant detention facility in Mexico; several people dead

The Hindu  

Migrants fearing deportation set mattresses ablaze at an immigration detention center in northern Mexico, starting a fire that killed at least 40 people, the president said Tuesday, in one of the deadliest events ever at a Mexican immigration lockup. The high level of frustration in Ciudad Juarez was evident earlier this month when hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants tried to …

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