Mexico City. So far this year, the Beta Migrant Protection Groups of the National Institute of Migration (INM) have recovered 34 bodies of people who lost their lives in the desert or perished while crossing the Rio Grande, as well as in train and road accidents, in their attempt to reach the United States.
According to information from the INM, these same humanitarian aid agents rescued 1,304 migrants last year, including those who were removed from a risky situation or state or were found dead. In the first seven months of 2023, the “rescue” in general included 475 migrants, that is, the largest accumulation of aid was during the second half of the year.
The latest report states that there are currently 22 such groups that have “rescued” 450 people whose lives were at risk between January 1 and July 31 of this year.
In the same period, the Betas guided and provided humanitarian assistance to 135,679 people “and managed to recover 34 bodies” in the aforementioned situation of those seeking to enter the neighboring country to the north.
“Dedicated to guiding, assisting, supporting and saving the lives of citizens on the move, the Beta Groups have to date helped migrants from more than 150 countries on five continents,” the INM stated.
The motto of these agents is “Vocation, humanism and loyalty”; they are strategically distributed in nine entities: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Chiapas and Oaxaca.
The INM said that these are highly trained elements, physically and mentally, to respond 24 hours a day to emergency situations in the desert, rivers, mountainous areas, railways and highways.
They must have information and skills in first aid, tactical medicine and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, among others, in addition to accredited training in subjects such as human rights and types of human trafficking.
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– 2024-08-09 22:59:45
