Bodies of migrants who died in Texas trailer come to Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas trailer come to Mexico

LA Times  

People carry the remains of Jair Valencia Olivares, Misael Olivares and Yovani Valencia Olivares for a funeral Mass in San Marcos Atexquilapan in Mexico’s Veracruz state on Thursday. After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, this mountain community in eastern Mexico on Thursday mourned the return of three young cousins among the 53 migrants who died last month inside a semitrailer in San Antonio. The previous 24 hours were a flurry of activity as residents of San Marcos Atexquilapan stepped forward to help the Olivares family receive the bodies of brothers Jaír and Yovani Valencia Olivares, ages 19 and 16, and their 16-year-old cousin Misael Olivares. “Unfortunately, it didn’t go as expected.” The investigation continues into the smuggling ring that ultimately abandoned the trailer of migrants on the outskirts of San Antonio on June 28, a day temperatures neared 100 degrees.

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10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured
1 year, 2 months ago

10 Cuban migrants are killed in a freight truck crash in southern Mexico, 17 seriously injured

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Chiapas — At least 10 Cuban migrants died and 17 others were seriously injured after a freight truck they were riding in crashed on a highway in southern Mexico near the border with Guatemala. Mexican authorities generally prohibit migrants without proper documents from riding buses, so those without the money to hire smugglers often walk along the side of …

2 Mexican migrants shot dead, 3 injured in dawn attack on US border near Tecate, Mexico
1 year, 2 months ago

2 Mexican migrants shot dead, 3 injured in dawn attack on US border near Tecate, Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two Mexican migrants were shot to death on the Mexican side of the U.S. border in the early hours of Friday morning, Mexico’s National Migration Institute said. Rescue services found a group of 14 Mexican nationals at dawn on Cuchuma Hill near Tecate, a city in the border state of Baja California. In one notable case in …

The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.
1 year, 9 months ago

The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S.

NPR  

The bodies of 2 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico have been returned to the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP MATAMOROS, Mexico — The Mexican authorities returned the bodies of the two Americans killed in the border city of Matamoros. After autopsies were conducted, security forces escorted the remains of Shaeed Woodard and Zindell Brown late Thursday …

Mexican Authorities Find 103 Unaccompanied Minors with Several Hundred Migrants
1 year, 9 months ago

Mexican Authorities Find 103 Unaccompanied Minors with Several Hundred Migrants

News 18  

Mexican authorities said Monday that 103 minors traveling without adult relatives were among several hundred migrants found in a truck abandoned on a highway. The minors, mostly from Guatemala, were part of a group of around 340 irregular migrants from Central and South America, the National Migration Institute said in a statement. Trucks are one of the most dangerous methods …

3 migrants dead, 12 injured in Mexico crash
2 years, 5 months ago

3 migrants dead, 12 injured in Mexico crash

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Three migrants and two Mexican citizens are dead and a dozen migrants are recovering from injuries following a highway accident in northern Mexico, the country’s National Immigration Institute said Tuesday. Immigrants smuggling has become increasingly risky in Mexico, with dozens of migrants often found stuffed into freight trucks or buses. On Tuesday, authorities said angry residents of …

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico
2 years, 5 months ago

Bodies of migrants who died in Texas truck returned to Mexico

Al Jazeera  

Mexico bringing back bodies of 25 victims who died in a truck that was abandoned in the sweltering heat in San Antonio. After days of preparation and donations to cover funeral costs, a mountain community in eastern Mexico on Thursday mourned the return of three teenagers who were among the 53 migrants who died inside an abandoned truck in southern …

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives
2 years, 5 months ago

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS, Honduras — Children set out hoping to earn enough to support their siblings and parents. “You think that when people have a higher level of education, they have to get more employment opportunities,” said Karen Caballero, the brothers’ mother. The boys had grown up friends and did everything together: playing, going out, even planning to go to the …

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas
2 years, 5 months ago

Four dead after truck carrying migrants crashes in Texas

Al Jazeera  

The incident comes days after 53 people died in the deadliest human smuggling incident in US history. Two Mexican men, one Guatemalan national and another unidentified person died in Thursday’s crash, the Mexican consulate in the Texan border city of Laredo said in a statement. The driver, a US citizen, was hospitalised along with two people thought to be from …

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims
2 years, 5 months ago

San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Guatemala’s foreign ministry said late Tuesday that it had …

At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Tractor-Trailer In Texas
2 years, 5 months ago

At Least 46 Migrants Found Dead Inside Tractor-Trailer In Texas

News 18  

At least 46 migrants were found dead Monday in and around a tractor-trailer that was abandoned on the side of a road in San Antonio, in central Texas, authorities said. “At this time we have processed approximately 46 bodies that have been triaged and tagged and declared deceased,” San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood told reporters. Texas Governor Greg Abbott …

5 migrants, including child, drown in 2 Mexico accidents
2 years, 7 months ago

5 migrants, including child, drown in 2 Mexico accidents

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Three Honduran migrants drowned off Mexico’s Gulf coast and four were still missing, the governor of the coastal state of Veracruz said Monday. In another incident, immigration officials said a migrant father and his 7-year-old son were found dead in the Suchiate River, which marks the border between Mexico and Guatemala. Migrants frequently wade, swim or take …

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico
3 years ago

49 migrants dead, 58 injured in truck crash in south Mexico

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cargo truck jammed with …

55 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico
3 years ago

55 dead after truck smuggling migrants crashes in Mexico

LA Times  

Bodies in body bags are placed on the side of the road after an accident in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, on Thursday. While the Mexican government is trying to appease the United States by stopping caravans of walking migrants and allowing the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” policy, it has been unable to staunch the flood of migrants stuffed by …

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash
3 years ago

Dozens of Central American migrants killed in Mexico crash

Al Jazeera  

Truck crash in southern Mexican state of Chiapas one of the worst road accidents to hit the country in recent years. At least 54 people, most of them migrants and refugees from Central America, have died after the truck they were travelling in crashed in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said, in one of the worst road accidents …

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants
3 years ago

Survivors, witnesses recount Mexico crash that killed 54 migrants

Al Jazeera  

Most of the migrants killed when the truck they were crammed into overturned in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas were from Guatemala, officials have said, as witnesses and survivors recalled the horror of one of the worst roadside crashes involving migrants in Mexico in years. “Thank God, we were in the middle, but the ones on the sides, they …

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico
3 years ago

At least 53 migrants killed in tractor-trailer crash in southern Mexico

LA Times  

Bodies of migrants who died in a tractor-trailer accident lying on the pavement in Tuxtla Gutierrez, state of Chiapas, Mexico, on Thursday. At least 53 people were killed after a tractor-trailer overturned in southern Mexico on Thursday, one of the worst tragedies in recent memory to befall migrants trying to reach the United States. “I deeply regret the tragedy caused …

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants
3 years, 9 months ago

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants

Associated Press  

COMITANCILLO, Guatemala — Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-U.S. border in late January began burying their remains Saturday in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from. The migrants’ charred bodies arrived Friday night to the region near Guatemala’s border with Mexico after being sent from the other side of Mexico, …

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants
3 years, 9 months ago

Families begin burying murdered Guatemalan migrants

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Families of some of the …

Guatemalan families bury loved ones killed near US-Mexico border
3 years, 9 months ago

Guatemalan families bury loved ones killed near US-Mexico border

Al Jazeera  

Guatemala’s president is calling for justice after 19 charred bodies were found near US-Mexico border in January. Families of some of the 16 Guatemalan migrants killed near the Mexico-United States border in late January began burying their remains Saturday in the town of Comitancillo, where 11 of the victims were from. The victims’ charred bodies arrived on Friday night at …

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19
3 years, 9 months ago

Guatemala: 5 migrants survived January massacre of 19

Associated Press  

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemalan authorities said Tuesday that five migrants survived the Jan. 22 massacre of 19 people, including 16 Guatemalans, in northern Mexico. The migrants were being taken toward the U.S. border by people smugglers when one or two of the trucks came under fire, apparently from a state police unit. But it was unclear whether the survivors had …

In Guatemala, families say 13 killed in Mexico were migrants
3 years, 10 months ago

In Guatemala, families say 13 killed in Mexico were migrants

Associated Press  

COMITANCILLO, Guatemala — In this impoverished Indigenous village, families are convinced that 13 of their relatives were among the 19 bullet-ridden, burned bodies found in northern Mexico near the U.S. border last week. Roman Catholic leaders in Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas said in an open letter to Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei and Mexican President Andrés Manuel …

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