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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2023 · 5 MIN

Tragedy at Juarez

from Migration Matters

On Monday, March 27, an immigration detention center in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico caught fire and left 40 migrants dead and 28 injured. Mexican President Manuel Lopez Obrador blamed the migrants for the fire. But how were the migrants able to start a fire in the first place? And why did none of the guards open the cells when the fire started? The answer lies in the corruption and negligence of Mexico's National Immigration Institute

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